Pop Injection

Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental testicular adjustment engineer scheduling czarina Fah Lo Suee and I will be attending the Weekend Ice Tea Bagging Protests in Juno, Alaska (they get everything late up there) along…

With the breakup of Black Flag in 1986 and the solo career of Henry Rollins taking flight shortly thereafter, the release of The End of Silence in 1992 saw Rollins Band kiss the sun. This is an album that turned heads unlike his previous…

Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental nutsac restoration expert eye candy with benefits Fah Lo Suee and I will be attending the big Spandau Ballet reunion tour, making its debut at an IHOP parking lot somewhere…

Somewhere, from the depths of Sarhan Kubeisi’s mind came the fascinating hybrid mix of sounds and styles that is Strawberry Fields. Their debut album, Rivers Gone Dry, challenges and delights all along, proving the that there is little that cannot…

From 1970, please enjoy Terry Manning’s kind-of-heavy take on Johnny Cash’s 1959 rockabilly yet proto-power pop “Guess Things Happen That Way.” From his splendid 1970 album Home Sweet Home.

You can, and definitely should, download it HERE.

Manning is an interesting guy…

This is a great album to start your workday. At least for me it has been.

I’m lucky enough to sit in my own office so I can listen to music all day and not really bother anyone. However, super fast…

Plenty of bands try to summon the ghosts of the past, vintage microphones, vintage production, digitized pops and crackles to simulate vinyl, but rarely do they manage to channel the essence of the era. Little Man, out of the Twin…

Brutally heavy, doom-filled, devastating heavy metal. That’s what Venomin James brings to the table. Fueled by a rage that could only be created by the war machine, Venomin James’ new album, Left Hand Man, left an indelible mark on the…

Are you ready to hit the floor?

Everyone knows that Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous is one of the greatest live albums of all time, even if there are tons of overdubs. Who cares when the end result rocks so hard? Besides,…

Most years are pretty good for music if you know where to look, and 2008 was no exception. It’s a shame that you have to search so hard, of course - once upon a time all you needed to keep track…