Reissue Wishlist

Monday, February 12th, 2007

So Jordan and James of Pastepunk, in what I am sure will be looked upon as the blunder of the season, asked that I provide a guest column for their illustrious webzine. The subject was “reissue wishlist,” which both satisfies the music nerd urges for listmaking and thinly veiled outrage. In case you’ve been living [...]

Best of 2006

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Here’s my year end list as originally published at Punknews.org. I think all of the staff lists this year left a lot of the regulars scratching their heads, but I’ll comment on that later.
Crisis on Infinite Orgs
If my efforts this year seem a bit abbreviated, I moved into the house I’ve been renovating for the [...]

The Slackers - Peculiar

Friday, February 24th, 2006

The Slackers take a few risks with Peculiar. Not in terms of the style mind you, as the band continues to be pretty much peerless in their approach to modern ska music, but in what they chose to include on this record. Most glaring is the fact that the lyrical content of 2004’s International War [...]