Greg Brown

December 20, 2018

what's new, staff lists

Gift Guides: Heavy Department

Greg Brown

December 20, 2018

what's new, staff lists

Our genre-by-genre gift-giving guide. Maybe we have some clues for what to get your favorite metal-head!

Greg Brown

December 13, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Gift Guides: Roots Department

Greg Brown

December 13, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Our genre-by-genre gift-giving guide. These are our tips on excellent gifts from the worlds of folk, soul, jazz, country, world-music, and beyond!

Greg Brown

December 6, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Gift Guides: Beats Department

Greg Brown

December 6, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Our genre-by-genre gift-giving guide. These are our tips on what records you might consider for your fan of Rap and Electronic music!

Greg Brown

November 29, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Gift Guides: Indie Department

Greg Brown

November 29, 2018

staff lists, what's new

Our genre-by-genre gift-giving guide. These are our tips on what record-gifts might please the indie-rocker in your life!

Greg Brown

November 24, 2018

what's new, staff lists

Gift Guides: Outer-Reaches Department

Greg Brown

November 24, 2018

what's new, staff lists

Our genre-by-genre gift-giving guide. First edition is for the hard-to-please experimental listener!

Greg Brown

November 15, 2018

what's new

What's New: Heavy Department

Greg Brown

November 15, 2018

what's new

A load of heavy staff picks for the Autumnal months. Great new records from Daughters, Cult Leader, Evoken, Devil Master, and an ESSENTIAL reissue of And Justice For All.

Greg Brown

November 8, 2018

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What's New: Roots Department

Greg Brown

November 8, 2018

what's new

It’s been a great season for roots-musics! Excellent records from Jason Isbell, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Brownout, Jr. Thomas & The Volcanoes, as well as reissues of the Dur-Dur Band and Takeo Moriyama.

Greg Brown

November 1, 2018

what's new

What's New: Beats Department

Greg Brown

November 1, 2018

what's new

Our latest favorites from the worlds of rap, electronic, and dance music. Picks this round include Mount Kimbie, Matthew Dear, Roc Marciano, and Action Bronson.

Greg Brown

October 25, 2018

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What's New: Indie Department

Greg Brown

October 25, 2018

what's new

So many good Indie records lately! Loving locals Wild Powwers and Whitney Ballen, new music from Cat Power, Adrianne Lenker, Goon Sax, and Pile, and reissues of Greg Sage (Wipers) and obscure experimental pop from the Music From Memory Label!!

Greg Brown

October 18, 2018

what's new

What's New: Outer Reaches

Greg Brown

October 18, 2018

what's new

Our recommendations for our most far-out listeners. This round we like records from Tim Hecker, Kikagaku Moyo, John Carpenter, Yves Tumor, and the duo of William Basinski & Lawrence English.

Greg Brown

October 11, 2018

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What's New: Heavy Department

Greg Brown

October 11, 2018

what's new

Our heaviest staff-picks include Windhand, Gouge Away, Sumac, Anaal Nathrakh, and Revocation!

Greg Brown

October 4, 2018

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What's New: Roots Department

Greg Brown

October 4, 2018

what's new

Our latest staff-picks from the broad range of roots music: New soul from Ben Pirani, royal country from Loretta Lynn, new music from Mountain Man and Rayland Baxter, and archival tracks from Tom Petty and Don Cherry!

Greg Brown

September 27, 2018

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What's New: Beats Depatment

Greg Brown

September 27, 2018

what's new

Our picks of the moment in the worlds of electronic, rap, and beyond. This round we feature The Field - Infinite Moment, Aphex Twin - Collapse, Knife Knights - 1 Time Mirage, Oliver Coates - Shelley's on Zenn-La, Nas - Nasir, and Eminem - Kamikazee.

Greg Brown

September 20, 2018

what's new

What's New: Indie Department

Greg Brown

September 20, 2018

what's new

Recent indie records we’ve been spinning: Black Belt Eagle Scout - Mother Of My Children, Nothing - Dance On The Blacktop, Lump - S/T, Guerilla Toss - Twisted Crystal, Big Red Machine - S/T, and Deaf Wish - Lithium Zion.

Greg Brown

September 13, 2018

what's new

What's New: Outer-Reaches

Greg Brown

September 13, 2018

what's new

Our favorite strange sounds of late. We love the Light In The Attic Reissues of Haruomi Hosono ‘s catalog, Erased Tapes 3x LP set 1+1=x, Sarah Davachi’s Gave In Rest, Wolf Eyes and Universal Indians new collaboration, and the wild lost recordings of The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra!

Greg Brown

September 6, 2018

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What's New: Heavy Department

Greg Brown

September 6, 2018

what's new

We review a grip of our favorite heavy records of the summer. Featured is Pig Destroyer - Head Cage, Sleep - Leagues Beneath EP, Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind, Obscura - Diluvium, and Thou - Magus.

Greg Brown

August 30, 2018

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What's New: Roots Department

Greg Brown

August 30, 2018

what's new

Our weekly round-up of staff-picks, this week focusing on folk, roots-rock, and the like. We feature the vinyl reissue of Gillian Welch - Soul Journey, Murder By Death - The Other Shore, Robbie Basho - Land Of Our Fathers, Devotchka - This Night Falls Forever, and Dawn Landes - Meet Me At The River.

Greg Brown

August 23, 2018

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What's New: Beats Department

Greg Brown

August 23, 2018

what's new

Our regular column rounding up our staff picks, this edition focused on rap, electronic, r&b, and the like. Covered are Beak, Nicki Minaj, The Internet, Steve Hauschildt, Kanye, Kuniyuki Takahashi, and an excellent set of Brazilian rarities from Soundway Records.

Greg Brown

August 16, 2018

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What's New: Indie Department

Greg Brown

August 16, 2018

what's new

Our round up of staff picks from the wide world of Indie music. This edition we feature Tomberlin - At Weddings, Wire reissues, Tony Molina - Kill The Lights, Ty Segall & White Fence - Joy, Thee Oh Sees - Smote Reverser, and the Moldy Peaches - S/T.

Greg Brown

August 9, 2018

what's new

What's New: Outer Reaches

Greg Brown

August 9, 2018

what's new

Check out our mid-summer picks from the realms of experimental and ambient musics. Reissues from Tim Hecker, Derek Bailey, MKWAJU Ensemble, Alice Coltrane, and Goblin (sorta), as well as a brand-new record from Roy Montgomery!