"...I'll take Lackthereof every time. Menomena's drummer is Lackthereof's brainchild, and if this song is an indication, he imported all the inventiveness of his other band and plugged it into his new project's music. Your Anchor is out on Barsuk on 22 July, and here's a rhythmic orgasm of a..."

"The Göteborg spotlight series continues! This week's guest: Mattias Carlsson, ex-drummer for The Smackdown and current member of Dead Vows, The VIII Arms Around You and Anchor. How long have you lived in Gbg? What brought you there and what keeps you around? I've been living in or close to..."

"Late January Edition 1. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Sons of Cain 2. The Broken West - Baby On My Arm 3. Deerhoof - The Perfect Me 4. Busdriver - The Troglodyte Wins 5. Menomena - Muscle n’ Flo 6. Panda Bear - Bros 7. Looker - Hope &..."

"  I find the fact that this band can trace its roots to the Pennsylvania Governor’s School (of Excellence, mind you) almost as irresistible as the music they play. (Which one… The Arts or Agricultural Sciences?) New York’s Looker plays an immediately likable version of garage punk with three-girl harmonies that has combines elements of the Clash, Bad Religion, Blondie and..."

"Sorry this post is late. Anyway, here’s to the week of 1/12-1/18. The Hold Steady  Saturday 1/13:  O’Death, Mahogany, Daylight’s for the Birds, Relay at Sin-é. ———— (mp3: Daylight’s for the Birds - To No One, Worlds Away; Relay - Ode to Guesswork)    Tunde Adibempe of TV on the Radio and..."