joy division. in the studio. in chronological order. i hate all women.

This past weekend, I went to the Holidays In The Sun '02 Festival -- a huge punk rock festival in Asbury Park, NJ. The last band to play the 3 day event were the(new)Dead Kennedys! I have always loved  …

This is a compilation I've wanted to do for quite a while, but until recently hadn't been able to find the songs I wanted. The obvious ommissions are from the Christiane F soundtrack, but that's becaus …

Trying to convince an old-school-indie-rocker that Bright Eyes is worth his time. Unlike Rob's wonderfully personal defeninitive single artist mixes, when I make a single artist mix it is almost always …

I was shocked when my close friend Brad admitted one day, in a conversation about overrated bands and artists, that he could never get into Bob Dylan. Quizzing him more, I realized his peeve was with t …

The other day I said something about the White Stripes, and my friend Stephanie made a comment to the effect of "Oh, they have songs where you can understand the lyrics?" I was hurt by this, and this v …

Breezy, Jazzy, 60's Brazillian Pop. I always associate these guys with this time of year, late summer early fall. These pop songs couldn't be more perfect, some clever arrangements and some of the most …

I could listen to this over and over for days. The Handsome Family are one of my 3 favorite bands ever, along with, I suppose, R.E.M. and The Mountain Goats. Update : "Giant ant" and "Poor, poor Lenore …

With every day bringing another rave review of the new Springsteen album/tour, I thought it was high time to acknowledge the REAL heroes of New Jersey. A legendary band who parlayed the typical indie r …