Pulp – This Is Hardcore – Review

November 1, 1998

They’re poppy without being derivative, literate without being pretentious, Jarvis Cocker has that sexy-nerd thing happening like no British musician in years.

Sonic Youth – SYR2 – Review

April 1, 1998

A jump-cut noise blowout, which settles into a clanging, exploratory groove, followed by a languid, cymbal-punctuated meander, and a minimal, spatial coda.

Sonic Youth – SYR3 – Review

April 1, 1998

A sustained burst of tonal improv, with the ubiquitous Jim O’Rourke on hand, which pulsate with ionic radio wave-bursts, trumpet bleats and near-ambient drifts.

Just Say Noel – Review

December 1, 1996

Nothing terribly holly or jolly here, which is good ’cause misery, depression and weirdness are the kinda things that should be spread out throughout the year.

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