Arrrrrrrr! Here be pirates! French Canadian pirates, that is. Pillaging, boozing and decrying prissiness is the name of the game for The Sainte Catherines. Part Rancid, part Madball, but mostly purveyors of proletariat punk (throaty vocalist Hugo Mudie is a janitor), the sextet makes up in electricity what they lack in manners. Read more
June 22, 2006 |
Music Reviews
I wanted to like this. As a huge fan of most things Will Oldham related (Brightback started out as Rainywood who did a spilt 7″ with Bonnie Prince Billy), I almost felt it my duty to like the follow-up to their debut album recorded in Kentucky with the Oldham family. Unfortunately, this record is just plain dull. Read more
June 22, 2006 |
Music Reviews
From the images on the cover of this disc, you really want to hate the Golden Gods. Half naked men wearing open fur coats, about to make sweet love to their instruments (literally) all just seems so excessively cliché. However, once you start to listen to the disc it is undeniable that this group has a lot of energy and they do rock and roll very well. Read more
June 22, 2006 |
Music Reviews
Before Bob Dylan and after Woody Guthrie, America had a favorite hobo-esque folk singer whose name was Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Jack befriended both contemporaries and has consistently been playing folk music for his entire life, but has gotten little attention outside of the traditional folk music scene. Read more
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