ALBUM REVIEW: POPULUXE, “Beauty In The Broken Place”
This is not a band to be taken lightly – the name “Populuxe” should be self-explanatory. While the melody and song structures are of a “poppy” nature (versus abrasive and…
This is not a band to be taken lightly – the name “Populuxe” should be self-explanatory. While the melody and song structures are of a “poppy” nature (versus abrasive and…
Brat Curse writes in earworms. That’s the only logical conclusion you can come to after listening to the Columbus, Ohio quartet’s new self-titled outing, which features hooky blasts of noisy…
Peter Horvath, the chief instigator of The Anderson Council, is one of the really good guys in rock & roll; you hear it all the time, but I can tell…
The Anderson Council, in a just world, would be known all over the country. They should be, by now. And with a little luck and people getting it, with this…
Let’s start with an instant disclaimer – I love this band. I’m already a committed fan. So it’s not like any great surprise that I would want to sit down,…
Okay, onto the re-release of Big Star: Live On WLIR (which originally came out in 1992 on Ryko as Big Star Live): first, the “featured image” is with Andy Hummel,…
Some of us are just suckers for bubblegum rock. While there are those that instantly recoil at the very mention of, say, The Archies, others feel an irresistible urge to…
In trying to write this “review”, I have to make some immediate disclosures: this will not be easy nor objective. That’s not meant in a negative fashion. You see, I…
This second full-length album from power-pop maven Chris Korzen, under the moniker of Nezrok, is a welcomed treat. He writes great, instantly classic songs; the sound of his records are…
Omnivore Recordings continue with their campaign of Posies reissues and conclude with the last album released by the band on Geffen/DGC, 1996’s Amazing Disgrace. One listen will tell you that…
This latest work from the Brooklyn, New York – founded trio, Populuxe, is a corker. While the band has always had a natural penchant for skewered pop – melding the…
Jackson Automotive is the current project from New York-based musicians, Arthur Schupbach (AM Schupbach, Exploding Head, Electramone, Oilcan Art, Donald & Lydia) and Ed Stankewick (Melted Americans, Exploding Head, Baby…