Part 1 of 2. Where to begin? Catherine Wheel is my favorite band, ever. I have yet to hear a …

In my personal Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame of unsung musical excellence, Cleveland rock 'n' roll intellectual John Petkovic would be a first-ballot inductee. As the leader of Cobra Verde, Petkovic is re …

This is the essential Magnetic Fields from 1991 to 1996, before the 69 Love Songs album was released. The first six tracks feature Susan Anway on vocals. Songwriter Stephin Merritt took over the vocal  …

a little death cab for cutie and the postal service for everyone, i know everyone aren't fans...i'm sorry. give it a try

Behold! It's the musical brilliance of Pittsburgh singer/songwriter Ed Masley and his Les Paul Standard-toting partner in crimes against boring music, Sean Lally. Maybe not the "future of rock," but de …

I made a slightly different version of this in early 2002 for my History teacher, hence the selection of reasonably un-rowdy songs and nothing from Elephant. I will make a White Stripes mix including E …

for tara, because she rocks.and sleater rocks. made from what i had on cd. rock.

Oh Massive Attack, how I love thee. This started off as a simple, straight best-of mix after a week where I've been listening to them far too much, and decided that a mix would be the only way to get t …

Damn good for a single artist mix, if I may say so myself. Note that three of the tracks are live, mainly because I thought the live versions rocked harder than the studio ones. Some of these tracks ha …