Park Avenue South (Telarc). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Bastards & Rarities 1989-1994 (Badman Recording Co.). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Sumday (V2 Records). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Detox (ViK). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Airs Above Your Station (Sub Pop). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Eight Plus (Dreyfus Jazz). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Ten years ago, a California punk band put out an album that addressed the important issues we currently face. Who were they? And why haven’t we listened? Eric J. Iannelli breaks it down.

Artists in a Time of War (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Semaphore EP (Sub Pop). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Music From the Television Series (Hollywood). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Language Is Technology (Insidious Plot Audio). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Eric J. Iannelli looks back on a year full of the usual political and cultural ineptitude to find that there were indeed some very valuable highlights - 19 of them.

Eric J. Iannelli reviews Keith Botsford’s new novel, The Mothers, which asks the question: “What’s to blame when marriages turn sour?” Natural incompatitbility? Or motherhood?

Monster Zero (Loveless). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Sustain (Thirsty Ear). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

December (Columbia). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Transmission (Thirsty Ear). Review by Eric J Iannelli.

So much for all men being created equal. In his excellent new book, Snobbery: The American Version, Joseph Epstein examines the need for us to look up while looking down. Eric J. Iannelli gives the book the once-over.

Last Call For Vitriol (Arena Rock). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.