Today is Lorde’s 18th birthday. She was born on November 7, 1996. Here’s a list of some great albums that were released that year: Beck – Odelay Cake – Fashion Nugget Eels – Beautiful Freak Tool – Ænima All fourRead more…
Tales From the Bargain Bin: Sugar Ray – 14:59
I once heard that Sugar Ray’s album “Floored” was the most returned album of all-time. Fact or myth, it’s not much of a stretch. The lead single off the album was a sunny reggae-tinged pop song called “Fly” and thereRead more…
Tales From the Bargain Bin: Tal Bachman
I spend a lot of time browsing record stores. While the majority of the human population has turned to buying/streaming/stealing their music digitally, there are still those who prefer to buy their music on vinyl. I am not part ofRead more…
The Bynars – X vs. X
I caught The Bynars during their NXNE set at The Cameron House. I immediately found myself drawing comparisons between them and a fictitious east coast Can-Rock version of Weezer except with more outlandish guitar harmonies and an even nerdier appearanceRead more…