Sun Shy / Dresses (Album Review by John Koch)
Sun Shy EP Dresses SideOneDummy Records There are a number of things I could write about Dresses that might give you a sense of their potent charm without even mentioning their music. First, the band consists entirely of a young girlfriend-boyfriend couple that, secondly, hails from Portland, Oregon—a destination for hipsters, bohemians, and DIY types […]
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Mega Ran in Language Arts (Volumes 1, 2, 3) / Random (aka Mega Ran) (Album Review by John Koch)
This review has me backtracking in more than one sense: first, because this series of records, Mega Ran in Language Arts, was released in May 2012. (That said, untimeliness is nothing new with my nerdcore reviews—see my review of Dual Core’s All The Things, published 10 months after its release date). Secondly, because of a […]
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Trouble is a Lonesome Town / Thriftstore Masterpiece (Album Review by John Koch)
Thriftstore Masterpiece Trouble is a Lonesome Town SideOneDummy Records In 1963, Lee Hazlewood released his debut album, Trouble is a Lonesome Town. Hazlewood recorded Trouble as a demo for a label that ended up releasing the album simply as it was. The songs, which feature Hazlewood’s voice over an acoustic guitar, tell tales of a […]
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All the Things / Dual Core (Album Review by John Koch)
The first rap CD I owned was Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. There are probably many other people who can say the same thing—even after I qualify that statement by saying I was a preppy high school kid growing up in an upper-middle class suburb at the time. I had signed up for the BMG Music […]
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I Razor (FILM) / Circus Devils x Five Productions (REVIEW by John Koch)
I Razor is the first feature-length film produced by Circus Devils. Some readers may be familiar with Circus Devils as the psychedelic rock band of which Robert Pollard (lead singer of Guided By Voices) is a well-known member. Pollard formed the band with musicians Todd and Tim Tobias in 2001. The band has released nine […]
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