She looks like a friendlier version of Lou Reed. But the only thing punky about Laura Pergolizzi is the sneer/snarl she displays on the back cover of her latest, Heart to Mouth, a one-sided curl-up that rivals Elvis’ lip-liftin’ efforts. […]
She looks like a friendlier version of Lou Reed. But the only thing punky about Laura Pergolizzi is the sneer/snarl she displays on the back cover of her latest, Heart to Mouth, a one-sided curl-up that rivals Elvis’ lip-liftin’ efforts. […]
After pitting punk rock against Catholicism on last year’s gritty concept album Separation Sunday, the Hold Steady explores a proposition straight out of Kerouac on its latest, the notion that “Boys and girls in America have such a sad time […]
If misery loves company, it will be well occupied with the 33 songs sprawled across this double album of death and light. Mark Oliver Everett, otherwise known as E, has been making harrowing pop music for years, all sewn together […]
Paul Westerberg really should just go ahead and make an album called Hamlet and get it over with. Going all the way back to the Replacements, Westerberg has spent his career obsessing over commitment issues involving loyalty, romance and fame. […]
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