Immortal Charm – Alex Chilton and “Electricity By Candlelight”
It’s the rare musician who, without the aid of Rick Rubin, gets to record his own...
Author: Dave Cantrell
The Confidence of Beauty: Flutronix “2.0”
Think ‘Bobbie Humphrey joins a gently retooled Massive Attack’ and then think deeper. Think placid-but-flitteringly-busy clearings...
What’s With The Raash of Baands with Extra Vowels? (and why are they all so good?)
We here at CITC can’t quite figure it. In the last year, year and a half,...
Athens Rising – Casper & the Cookies “Dingbats” and The New Sound of Numbers “Invisible Magnetic”
When a place’s music scene makes as big an initial splash as Athens’ did in the...
Defining Timeless: The Gang of Four “Entertainment!” Review – 35th Anniversary Edition
Let’s begin with the premise that of all the many genres that have emerged in the...
The Twenty Best Post-Punk Albums You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
Two weeks ago SEM brought you “The Twenty Best Post-Punk Singles You Probably Never Heard” and...
The Curious Birth of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
Isn’t it funny how things work out sometimes. Apart from being one of the most revered...
The Twenty Best Post-Punk Singles You Probably Never Heard
You know post-punk, we all do. Joy Division, PiL, the Gang of Four. The Cure and...
New, Improved EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN: Northern Arms “What You’ve Got On” (now with added link!)
Now that you’re all primed and ready from the review, Stereo Embers can now bring you a...
SINGLE OF THE WEEK – Northern Arms “What You’ve Got On”
As is often the case in times of great diffusion, the moment comes for a reckoning....