Joe Vallejos – Many people are of the vacuous, gullible sort – the kind that believes whatever they read. In selecting new music to purchase, they typically find a few critics or publications they tend to agree with, devour review after review as if it’ gospel and go out and buy everything they think they’re “supposed to.”
Graham Isaac – In the history of bands-with-extremely-long-names, I don’t know of any (with all due respect to The Presidents of the United States of America) as critically acclaimed as our cumbersomely-monikered friends at . . .And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.
Joe Vallejos – British trio Placebo has always had a little trouble fitting in. They had a minor success with the single “Pure Morning” from 1998’s Without You I’m Nothing, which was ironically one of the disc’s poorest offerings
By Will Wagler – “Space Rock” used to be the favorite buzzword for bands like Voyager One. However, the term was a bit limiting.
Michael X – Airs Above Your Station? Are you kidding? I mean, Steve’s Basement! Semaphore! Rhode Island Freakout! Schedule for Using Pillows & Beanbags! I Think I Blew It!
