Post Up: Is “This Ain’t No Picnic” The Best Labor Tune Ever Made?
I never miss a chance to write something about The Minutemen, the greatest punk band ever to crawl out of Los Angeles. Maybe it’s the fact that D. Boon died […]
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Post Up: A Short History of “When the Levee Breaks”
Good morning, sleepy heads. Welcome back to school. I’ve been here forever, writing like a fiend. Still failing. Anyway, a reminder for those of you who are newer to Morphizm. […]
Tussle’s Cream Cuts Taste Like…Mitchum?
I’ve had some mind trips on the San Francisco’s electro-whatever outfit Tussle lately. A spiel for Wired, a review for Metromix. I still haven’t been able to wrap my head […]
Infecting Nike, Intiating Obama: An Interview With Saul Williams
“I think it guarantees that the people in power in that corporation are listening close to what I’m saying and what their kids are dancing to.”
Topaz & Mudphonic’s Boogie Ain’t Bad
A batch of my reviews have gone live on Metromix, including this swampy funk from Texas, a state I usually hate. OK, I still hate it. It’s the worst state […]
Post Up: No Doors Without Jim Morrison
Greetings, Morphizm pals. Sorry for the delayed communication. I celebrated my birthday over the weekend, and spent this morning suffering for it. But I did manage to clock some work […]
Love As Laughter Concocts Holy Rock
I’ve been interviewing and reviewing for Filter for a few months, and have finally caught up with that content. Recently, I reviewed Love as Laughter’s Holy for the righteous mag, […]
Post Up: Happy Birthday Compact Disc. Now Go Away!
I wrote this piece of half-assed homage for Wired on Sunday, but it was a hit far and wide. Maybe people are as sick of CDs as they are of […]
Lykke Li Is A Lucky Swede, Kristoffer Ragnstam Is A Rock Mouthful
The Swedish have invaded Morphizm! Between Lykke Li and Kristoffer Ragnstam, I’m drowning in the alphabet and pining for the days of Ingmar Bergman. But the better news is both […]
Post Up: Autolux Rox, De La Soul Jams
It’s been a busy weekend over at Wired, where I have tackled everything from dead icons to dead technology. I’ve also had a chance to float some stellar music into […]
The Silent Years’ Globe-Trotting Rock
Like the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev before them, The Silent Years have a gift for bizarro pop and rock that explodes into noise as easily as it rides subtle, […]
Pierre de Reeder’s Optimistic Pop
As the bassist for popular Los Angeles heartbreakers Rilo Kiley, Pierre de Reeder has taken a back seat to two child actors at the peak of their careers. So to […]
Post Up: Metallica’s Puppets, Chemical’s Google, Fishing With Ween
I’ve been feeling like crap for days now, which means now is the time to talk about Metallica. I did just that for Wired over the weekend, and heckled the […]
Be My Bloody Valentine, Darker My Love
More reviews from the Metromix front, pals of Morphizm. I’ve been hard at work listening to good and bad stuff for them, and lucky for me I finally found some […]
Saint Fink: An Interview With The Faint
I’ve been tailing The Faint for a couple of weeks now, as Metromix asked for an interview and a review. Not a problem, as I’m down with any band, even […]
Post Up: All Hail Rush’s Anthem
I posted this entry on Wired last week, but it has since proven to have sturdy legs. Perhaps it is because Rush was a monstrous power trio before it became […]
Post Up: Stereolab’s Chemical Pop, Stooges’ Gear Stolen
Happy Monday, Morphizm pals. Still reeling from the weekend Rush, which continues to attract comments like McCain attracts flies. But there is some bad news: Some asshole stole all of […]
Post Up: Rush Gets Snubbed, Sony Gets Desperate
I spent a great Saturday asking the hard questions at Wired.
Wild Sweet Orange Tastes Like Citrus Chicken
Slowly working myself back into the mix, and I could use some good tunes to help me out. But the angst-ridden suburban rock of Wild Sweet Orange isn’t what I’m […]
Post Up: Batman’s Musical Mutations
From Nelson Riddle and Prince to Danny Elfman and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Pixies Lead Live Album Wish List
The trend is virally replicating.
Nine Inch Nails Doesn’t Slip
Trent Reznor is a technological visionary, whose bold moves are shifting a bloated music industry behemoth to the internet. But can he still rock? I reviewed his disc for Metromix […]
The Jam’s Paul Weller Dreams of Sleep
A shiteload of my Metromix reviews hit all at once, including this one for Paul Weller, architect of The Jam, Style Council and other bands. Over the last three decades, […]
Amy Ray Rocks Harder On Kinder
In fact, it may be better than anything the Indigo Girls have ever done.
What Isn’t Shoegaze?
But in the end, it was used to describe bands like My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Swervedriver and pretty much anyone else, like drone minimalists Spacemen 3, who didn’t fall into the comfortable confines of easily classifiable music.