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I put back a picture disc single for the new Cult single on the grounds that I’m not confident of their output any longer (and probably ha...

Record Store Day is tomorrow. Here’s my super-duper wish list that will go largely unfilled: 1.) The Knack – Live In Los Angeles 1978 A ...

I found some socks in my drawer that I didn’t recognize. With clear mind, I knew that they weren’t mine. I also determined that they weren...

It’s Easter. A time when you make sure you don’t paint the Easter eggs yellow, for fear that they'll get lost among the dandelions that ...

Life ain’t fair, but the thorns of injustice hit Montreal’s The Nils particularly hard. Blessed with an impeccable sense of melody and burst...

Featuring the same band found on Your Future Our Clutter , The Fall’s twenty-ninth album sonically mirrors the previous effort with Mark E. ...

Reading Joe Carducci ’s Enter Naomi has helped me deal with the loss of the friend I wrote about a few weeks ago. The book chronicles Carduc...

From the mailroom comes this question from a Glam-Racket visitor: “Bought Pyromania on LP when it was new. Just outside the center label b...

I listened to Elastica’s debut album for the first time in ages the other day as well as the single to “Stutter” for no real reason other th...

The new album drops next month, and if the video is any indication, it's gonna be awesome.

It’s been a long day. This morning I woke up and learned that an old friend had passed. Technically, she was more than just an old friend. A...

I wasn't much of a Descendents fan, but I get tons of hits on this blog whenever I post something about bobbleheads. That tells me the r...

Not as good as the infamous "Maureen" interview, but still plenty revealing. Like this bit from the aforementioned Maureen bit. Ma...

Fastway has always been one of those bands that could have been bigger than they actually became. I remember a few of my peers that carried ...

Thanks to the recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I pulled out my old vinyl copy of Alice Cooper’s Love It To Death and ...

Going back to the first time I ever heard Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica , I remember wondering, “What is going on here?” The second...

A friend once told me “Every town’s got a Frank Zappa nut.” which is true and probably why I never ventured too far into Zappadom. Most of w...

Known for the novelty hit “Valley Girl,” Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch would be awesome even if there wasn’t a Frank Zap...

Out of nowhere in the late 80’s came a group of power pop affectionatos who released a gem of such quality that the only story befitting of ...

Why an entire weekend of Van Halen? Because they rule. And because my review of 5150 is shaping up to be one of the most read reviews on thi...