Carlo Lynch – I remember The Beach Boys’ music as summertime fluff. I know that Pet Sounds is a pop-music masterpiece, but I still find it difficult to fathom that the band that soundtracked fourth grade slip-and-slide sessions and pop-and-chip parties can be taken seriously.
Album Review Hot Snakes – Audit in ProgressSwami RecordsBy Graham Isaac On his band’s first album, Automatic Midnight, Hot Snakes singer Rick Froberg snarled, “If credit’s what matters, I’ll take…
Stella Cole – When We Were Mountains, emerging from a lineup of notable Portland contributors from The Standard and Iretsu declaring themselves Loch Lomond, is a disk of interestingly varied proportions without boundaries and full of high expectations for itself.
The Invisible The Invisible EP Self-released By Stella Cole Thoughtful and well crafted, the Invisible EP worms its way into your head slowly and seamlessly with its unique blending of…
Social Distortion – Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ RollTime Bomb RecordsBy Graham Isaac It must be tough getting on in years playing a form of music practically defined by youthfulness….
