My “Best of 2007″ list is now online over at Punknews. These articles seem to grow more massive every year and this one was no exception. I’m not even going to attempt to repost the content here.
Best of 2007 - Adam’s Picks
Also check out the rest of the staff picks from our dozen or […]
Of course we were right to be wary of Vice. While not technically a major label (in fact, I think they lost their major backing earlier this year), they’ve definitely set themselves up for suspicion. Let’s remember that this is a brand offshoot of a smarmy indie lifestyle magazine. For the Black Lips to take […]
Despite the sheer reverence shown for the Winnipeg act, the Weakerthans are really a delightfully simple band. Particularly in Canada the indie scene’s treated them with the acclaim afforded to bands like Broken Social Scene and the Arcade Fire: the luminaries. While I’d argue that John K. Samson and company certainly deserve it, they’re clearly […]
My weekly Navel Gazing summary at Punknews is often accompanied by an image that may have little to no actual connection with the content of the article. It’s fun and nonsensical, and on rare occasions may have a hidden meaning to me or the other editors. In fact there’s an inexplicable trend of us using […]
While on the surface a stopgap between Let It Bloom and whatever’s arriving this September, this live album will prove remarkably important to the Black Lips when their story’s finally written. It’s the bridge between the Atlanta band’s status as a critically acclaimed underground act and whatever spectacular success or failure awaits them. Vice may […]
This is a frustrating album. Oh it sounds wonderful, but I can’t get past the bewildering song choices on the punk godmother’s cover project. The songs Smith interprets here aren’t only classic — they’re iconic. These are songs that, for the most part, I wouldn’t want my favorite bands to ever think of covering. I […]
I absolutely love stories like this, when something from current affairs headlines has some tertiary facet that Punknews can jump on. I wasn’t even paying attention to the fact that someone leaked the government’s climate change plan. The news that there was a leak at all was overshadowed by the fact that the plan’s […]
Adam: Adam’s been listening to Bikini Kill all morning. He’s so in touch with the kids these days.
Brian: clearly
Adam: I’m the voice of a generation right here.
Brian: maybe we can set up a new feature
Brian: Adam and the Kids
Brian: every post of it is you saying “Fuck ‘em.”
Adam: Maybe “What’s cool with the Kids by […]
The Riptides represent a class of band that’s necessary to the overall health of the punk rock organism. Their peers may be numerous and quite similar at times, but they’ll never be redundant. They’re charming and likable but they’ll never make celebrities of their members. Their records will be met warmly when they arrive, but […]
The Arcade Fire’s weird and wonderful promotional site for their upcoming Neon Bible has posted a video of the band performing a cover of the Clash’s “Guns of Brixton.” Head to neonbible.com/yope.html and click “6. Guns” to check it out. The grainy monochrome video and the perspective of the camera really add to it.
Now apparently […]
