new wave Archive
19 Jul 2013
Album Review: The Swimming Pool Q’s – The A&M Years
The music scene likes its labels, it it has always been thus. It’s the rare band that defies easy categorization and still enjoys some measure of commercial success; one has […]
14 Feb 2013
Album Review: True Hearts – s/t
In addition to their esteemed role as one of the go-to labels for new powerpop (and, I understand, alt.country), Kool Kat Musik has taken on an additional role: powerpop archivist. […]
12 Feb 2013
Album Review: Jah Wobble and Keith Levene – Yin & Yang
Not that anyone asked, but we now have an answer to the musical question: what might a Public Image Ltd album sound like without the involvement of John Lydon? The […]
10 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part One
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews, this time covering new reissues and compilations. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 150 words on each album. […]
02 Dec 2007
Todd Rundgren / Utopia / Nazz: A Critical Essay
Written in 2002(!) for Trouser Press and in need of a major update to cover an additional half-century’s worth of music — bk DISCOGRAPHY Todd Rundgren Runt (Bearsville) 1970 The […]