Live Review: The Gutter Twins at The Roxy, July 10, 2008

(Photo by Sam Holden) If only one thing could be said about former Afghan Whigs’ front man/current Twilight Singers’ front man/current Gutter Twins’ co-front man Greg Dulli, it’s that he’s consistently inconsistent. Dulli – who’s made a career out of mining the darker side of the heart’s needs in the tiny hours — ranges from brilliant songwriter […] […]

Live Review: Liz Phair Performing “Exile In Guyville” In Its Entirety: The Fillmore, San Francisco June 23, 2008

Good from Phair, Phair from Good: Liz Phair at the Fillmore photo by the author To me, Liz Phair will always be that mousy girl with dishwater hair from the neighborhood – the one who was the first to start drinking and who always smelled faintly of cigarettes and tuna. One day she started hanging out with […] […]

Top Ten Spins for the Week of June 16th, 2008

Anhai – “don’t be afraid” – Album: Live Performance Someone Loves You still, Boris Yeltsin – “Modern Mystery” Snow Patrol – “how to be dead” – Album: Final Straw Dennis Wilson – Album: Pacific Ocean Blue [Reissue] Fleet Foxes – Album: Sun Giant [EP] Cut Copy – Album: in Ghost Colours Devil Doll – Album: Queen of Pain Emmylou Harris […] […]

Live Review: mr. Gnome, Knitting Factory, June 6

Lawn and Garden Refugees: mr. Gnome at the Knitting Factory photo by the author Despite online coverage in Rolling Stone and Spin, being one of LA Weekly’s picks of the week and having their set pushed back to the 11:00 pm prime-time slot, Cleveland-based duo mr. Gnome was greeted by an anemic crowd of eight as […] […]