Category Archives: Albums

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers

By pete | Published: August 17, 2010
I finally got to see All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the movie directed by Califone frontman Tim Rutili. I thought it was pretty great to have a movie accompany such a wonderful record. The story follows a young psychic who lives in a house along with a cast of ghosts who are “trapped” in [...]
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Exodus / Black Tusk

By pete | Published: May 18, 2010
New music Tuesday! The new Exodus, Exhibit B: The Human Condition is out and available for streaming via their myspace page. It is by far their best album in YEARS. I’m talkin’ Fabulous Disaster/Bonded By Blood era. The new Black Tusk is available for streaming over at Stereogum, if you dig the Kylesa/Mastodon/Baroness scene, you [...]
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Of Seismic Consequence

By pete | Published: April 26, 2010
A preview of the upcoming Yakuza record… straight from the band! It is shaping up to be a pretty awesome 2010 for music thus far. Pass it on
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Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II (Trailer)

By pete | Published: April 20, 2010
I am really looking forward to hearing the rest of this album. Droppin’ June 8th! Pass it on
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Icky What?

By pete | Published: March 30, 2010
Keeping on the “not a fan of…” tip, I don’t particularly care for The White Stripes either, nor have I tried to seek out any of their music. This weekend, their music found me on FM radio. When I flip through the radio dial I’m always hoping to find something decent, but 99% of the [...]
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Fearless

By pete | Published: March 25, 2010
I never hopped aboard the Pink Floyd bandwagon. No matter how many times I listened to them or played the bass line to “Money”, I could never call myself a real fan. Late last fall I picked up a cheap vinyl copy of Meddle so I could enjoy the one Pink Floyd song that I [...]
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Snakes For the Divine

By pete | Published: March 5, 2010
The new High On Fire record, Snakes For The Divine, is getting constant play in my rotation these days. With each previous record, this band has always taken months of listening for me to warm up to them, and I still have never been sold on them. However, I believe I am beginning to see [...]
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90s Crazy

By pete | Published: January 19, 2010
First 90 Day Men song I ever heard was My Trip To Venus… and I was hooked. Their sound morphed a lot over the years, but every time I listen to this EP I am reminded of why I wanted to come live in Chicago. The ending jam on this, Hey, Citronella… also a total [...]
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Helen Money In Tune

By pete | Published: January 18, 2010
I’ve been listening to this on the regular for the past month or so. Find this record ASAP and take a good listen to it. Pass it on
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Crazy When Wet

By pete | Published: December 23, 2009
Tight Phantomz, a band I play in, has been nominated for Timeout Chicago’s top underrated albums of the decade. Although I don’t play on this record, I have always been a fan even before I joined. We still play a few songs from the record, released on the now defunct Southern Records. Check out the [...]
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