In this Retro Review of The Pleased’s album Don’t Make Things, I take a look back at one of the landmark albums of 2003 – but one that is often overlooked.
I take a look back at the iconic album, So, by Peter Gabriel. How does it hold up and why should a new generation find it worthy of a serious listen? Find out in this Retro Album Review.
Jenni Lynne Rowell reviews Blonds new album, The Bad Ones, which transports her to a time, where she’s ” going steady with a rebel … that loves danger more than he loves me”. But is that a good thing? Find out in this review.
For a decade, Cake sounded like a spaghetti western got fucked up one night and had a threesome with a blaxploitation film and Jerry Reed. That’s just one of the reasons they remain one of my favorite bands of all-time and yet I still take them for granted … and you do, too.
Jenni Lynne Rowell reviews the recent Atlanta performance of A Place To Bury Strangers, one of the loudest, memorable and unnerving shows she’s attended.
Eric Wildes reviews the June 21, 2012 performance of the BoDeans at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.
Jenni Lynne Rowell embraces the “musical cuddle” that is the new album, Sees the Light, by La Sera.
Denver-based contributor Jamie Charmichael talks with Trevor Powers and reviews the live performance of his band, Youth Lagoon, for DeadJournalist.com on March 11, 2012.
Eric Wildes reviews the Other Lives and Radiohead show at Phillips Arena in Atlanta on March 1, 2012.
In my review of Bear In Heaven’s new album, I Love You, It’s Cool, I’m stuck by one overriding thought: this could be the album of the year for 2012.
Jordan Stepp of Athens Music Junkie reviews of Montreal’s record release show at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA. Did the critically acclaimed band’s new album and sound translate to the live stage? Find out in this review.
It’s been almost a decade since Stellastarr* released their self-titled album. How has time treated it? Let’s take a quick look back with a Retro-Review.
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