I quite liked this one. It does have a bit of a rough “indie” feel to it, but the tunes are there, and they’re great.

This wasn’t at all the album I was expecting. I’m not sure what I was expecting, to tell you the truth, but it sure wasn’t this. And I’m glad, because in the end I was pleasantly surprised by a challenging but catchy record. Not only that, but it’s the latest in a body of ten […]

As the review itself might suggest, I hadn’t heard anything by Lightning Swords of Death before I gave this disc a try, but I had a bit of an idea what I was getting into. In the end, I wasn’t disappointed.

I promised you more about the great show I caught on Friday night, and here it is. If you’re really good, there might be even more to come.

This review that I wrote for Chart about one of the new Jon Spencer Blues Explosion reissues is pretty good. But if you want my opinion, the review that Stuart Berman wrote for Pitchfork is better. Which is fair, because that guy’s a pro.

This is easily the most scathing review that I’ve written for Chart so far – and as much as I hate to push the point, I’m afraid I do believe that the album in question deserved it. In fact, you could argue that as a reviewer, I should have been rougher on it instead of […]

I’m pleasantly surprised that Chart decided not to give the axe to the lame joke at the end of this piece. Not only that, but the album in question was pretty good too.

This is the second news story I’ve had the opportunity to do for Chart. As I mentioned the other day, it was the result of a phone interview I recently had the pleasure of doing. There’s actually more to come from that conversation, so do stay tuned. You can also check out this review of […]

This is the first full story I’ve written for Chart. It’s the result of a brief phone conversation I had a few days ago with Minus the Bear guitarist Dave Knudson. The title wasn’t my idea, but I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I read it. And after that, I nervously […]

My fourth album review for Chart was written in honour of a fine record by a great band. I got into these guys as a result of their first album, so their fourth wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was nonetheless a mighty fine time. And if all goes well, you’ll be hearing more […]