Mixtape 162 :: The Shame of Love
Juliana Hatfield is once again in the middle of an unstoppable creative streak, now mixing her needle-sharp pop sensibilities with some truly out-there production.
Tag: Sonic Boom
Kiss
Monster (Universal Music Company). Review by Christopher Long.
Paul Weller
Sonic Kicks (Yep Roc). Review by Matthew Moyer.
MGMT
Congratulations (Sony/Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Mt. Eerie
Wind’s Poem (PW Elverum and Son). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sonic Boom
In author Pete Blecha’s new examination of the gnarled roots of Seattle rock music, he posits that it all started with the slurred words “Louie Louie.” Scott Adams obviously approves.
Grunge Is Dead
Greg Prato’s new oral history of Seattle music (or “grunge” to you and me, bucko) strikes the right balance between bratty humor and pathos, thinks Matthew Moyer. And was the bassist from Guns N’ Roses really in the Fastbacks? Read on,,,
Siberian
With Me (Sonic Boom). Review by Linda Tate.
Andrew Morgan
Misadventures in Radiology (Sonic Boom). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Graig Markel
Tall Tales on Tape (Sonic Boom). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
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