Greg Prato’s new oral history of Seattle music (or “grunge” to you and me, bucko) strikes the right balance between bratty humor and pathos, thinks Matthew Moyer. And was the bassist from Guns N’ Roses really in the Fastbacks? Read on,,,

Genius: The Ulitmate Collection (Concord Music Group). Review by Phil Bailey.

Audit the fed they say - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 06:10

The Kinks, brought to you by…the Krays? - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 05:59

Liquidating our empire - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 05:54

CD Review - The Soundscapes - Attn: Sonic Youth and Local H Fans - posted by Tim Wardyn on July 30, 2009 12:00

CD Review - Willie Nile - posted by Tim Wardyn on July 30, 2009 12:00

Nowhere does the line between Fantasy, Reality and Comedy blur more than in the music industry. Carl Gauze reports on the pseudonymous Mixerman’s journal of one album gone quite wrong. Or quite right, for the reader at home.

The GOP: Too stupid to be ashamed - posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:26

No mass vaccinations says gov - posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:18

Lets just toss econ 101 out the frackin’ window - posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:12

Gail Worley gets the definitive interview out of Secret Machines’ feisty drummer Josh Garza. She calls them a grunge Be Bop Deluxe, but in a good way.

Dream Home (No Idea). Review by Jen Cray.

Now this is nice - posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 06:00

Are Nixon’s secrets about to be revealed? - posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 05:56

Brits sued over rendition - posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 05:45

Animal Collective put the hip-pie in hip-ster, so why was the Orlando audience so ornery? S D Green ponders the lack of love at the concluding date of the band’s recent tour with Black Dice.

CD Review - Jeffrey James & the Haul - posted by Tim Wardyn on July 28, 2009 12:00

Starflyer 59 - Ghosts From the Past

Manson and Spector: Jailhouse rock? - posted by James Mann on July 28, 2009 05:51