Own It or Disown It: #77: The Pixies, Surfer Rosa
The first full-length album by one of the most important bands ever turned twenty-five years old today. John explains why he loves it more than Doolittle. The problem with writing a positive piece…
Own It or Disown It: #76: Depeche Mode, Playing the Angel
Depeche Mode’s eleventh album was warmly received by fans in 2005, with some calling it the band’s best album. John risks his ears and weighs in on it. Depeche Mode’s latest album comes…
Own It or Disown It: #75: Cursive, The Ugly Organ
Cursive’s acclaimed fourth album turned ten years old this week. Does it stand the test of time? The Ugly Organ turns ten years old this week and has received plenty of acclaim from…
Own It or Disown It: #74: Billy Woods, History Will Absolve Me
Billy Woods’s second album was the best hip-hop album of 2012 that nobody talked about. John talks about it. He thinks that makes him a badass. I had hoped to tackle an album…
Own It or Disown It: #73: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ first proper album has dominated the charts despite being released on an independent label. Our resident hip-hop head gives it a look to see if it deserves its acclaim….
Own It or Disown It: #72: Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
We loved Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album enough to put it on our year-end list. John is here to argue that it should have been much higher. Lock the doors and hit the…
Own It or Disown It #71: Taylor Swift, Red
Sorry for covering another obscure album, folks, but John seems to think that this one is important to talk about. Maybe it’s alright. Maybe. Another week, another column in which I discuss an…
Own It or Disown It #70: Death Grips, No Love Deep Web
We loved the first proper album by Death Grips, but we didn’t weigh in on the second album they put out last year. It’s cleanup time. I had planned on starting off with…
May 17, 2013
Karen L. — Gosh, I hope the film's as creepy as the video, since the non-band footage is actually footage from the film....
May 17, 2013
ObiShawn Kenobi — The director, Karen Lam, is currently at Cannes Film Festival shopping the film!! http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/horror-director-karen-lam-attends-cannes-film-festival-with-her-second-feature-film-evangeline-252323.htm
May 13, 2013
Deborah Chatham — Rosco, this is YOUR distinctive sound. Fantastic! Can't wait to hear you this summer. Enjoy your tour!
May 5, 2013
Damon — Hi
We have a new album due out and would like to send in the cd for possible review. A...
May 3, 2013
David — So fucking stoked on this record.
