Kathy Acker / Redoing Childhood / Kill Rock Stars I've loved Kathy Acker's (1947-1997) writing for a long time, so I was pretty excited when her spoken word album Redoing Childhood magically appeared in the mail sack the other day. But I was also a bit apprehensive -- her last recording project, "Pussy, King of the Pirates" with the Mekons, was a bit of a letdown. Well, the good news is that there's some pretty great stuff on this CD...more» FEATURED ON THE BOOMBOX!
		From Bubblegum to Sky / Me and Amy and the Two French Boys / Eenie Meenie From Bubblegum To Sky is a lovely new project from Mario Hernandez, the San Antonio native who formerly made wondrous sounds as Ciao Bella. With musical support from longtime friend Jamie McCormick, Me and Amy And The Two French Boys offers some of the best pop music likely to be made this year...more» FEATURED ON THE BOOMBOX!
		The Alkaline Trio / Maybe I'll Catch Fire / Asian Man The most remarkable thing about the Alkaline Trio's music is its utter simplicity. You won't find a lot of overdubs, cryptic lyrical innuendoes or wiry electronic blips and drones on Maybe I’ll Catch Fire. What you will find, however, are 10 potent blasts of straightforward, confessional, anthemically lovesick punk rock...more»
		Arling & Cameron / Music for Imaginary Films / Emperor Norton For their second album, Richard Cameron and Gerry Arling have lodged themselves firmly in cinematic futurepop fantasy -- one part Burt Bacharach, one part Ferrante and Teicher and one part You Only Live Twice with a dash of Flint and Matt Helm for flavor...more»
		Do Make Say Think / Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord is Dead / Constellation There are seven tracks here, ranging in length from "short and sweet" to "better go to the bathroom first" -- in other words, between four and thirteen minutes. These combine traditional rock elements with an increasing number and variety of jazz nods, pairing balls-out guitar riffing with subtly varied repetition but never succumbing to the standard pitfalls of generic post-rock...more»
		Flogging Molly / Swagger / Side One Dummy To everyone who still mourns the McGowan/Pogues split, quit crying into your Guinness because Flogging Molly is here. While their go-for-broke take on Irish music isn't new, the septet plays with more than enough conviction to sweep you up in the dance...more»
		Gluecifer / Get the Horn / Sub Pop The heralded Kings o' Rock are officially ready to storm the States. After flirting with the young 'n' stupid American crowd by dumping out domestic releases through the likes of Man's Ruin and Devil Doll, Gluecifer is gonna give you kids another chance at witnessin' stardom in the making courtesy of Sub Pop...more»
		Loud Family / Attractive Nuisance / Alias Over the last seven years, the Loud Family have produced a steady stream of critically lauded albums. Attractive Nuisance is number five, and will undoubtedly follow suit -- this time hopefully attracting the listener attention the band deserves...more»
		Papas Fritas / Buildings and Grounds / Minty Fresh Understated moments like "It's Over Now" offer musical arrangements which would make Morrissey smile, and Karen Carpenter would beg to do backing harmonies while Asthana sings "Every night I dream of you, a part of me inside keeps holding on, trying to go on"...more»
		Vue / Vue / Sub Pop With new bands like Nebula and Vue, it looks like Sub Pop is looking to put the rock back in their roster. Formerly known as The Audience, Vue are a five piece from San Francisco -- all guys except for the ubiquitous girl keyboard player...more»