It’s been a long time coming, but nearly 30 years after it was released to theaters, Urgh! A Music War is again available for purchase. For music fans of a certain age – especially those who have suff… more →
Notable NoiseJason Ferguson wrote 1 month ago: “We drive sound engineers absolutely crazy,” laughs Jeff Prystowsky. Prystowsky is one of the … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 1 month ago: It’s been a long time coming, but nearly 30 years after it was released to theaters, Urgh! A Music W … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 1 month ago: It’s been more than 40 years since Os Mutantes first made their mark as the catchiest and most overt … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 1 month ago: (5 out of 5) Many years ago, in the days when file-sharing didn’t offer the cornucopia of inst … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: Hey, so it’s autumn. Which means it’s that time of the year when new releases are coming out fast an … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: (this review was originally written for Reax magazine, but they ceased print publication, so it woun … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: The first time Earl Greyhound played Orlando, it was a somewhat inauspicious event. The Brooklyn pow … more →
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Jason Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: Of the many vocalists who have staked out careers as successful Bollywood playback singers—the guys … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: The music that Portland resident Liz Harris makes is often the subject of the pick-the-influence gam … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 3 months ago: Lots of bands have albums that mark a stylistic high point of their evolution, those moments when a … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 4 months ago: As anyone who donned a pair of white high-tops or scratched out the D.R.I. logo on a biology class n … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 4 months ago: It’s no accident that the dreamy, politically potent artwork of Solillaquists of Sound’s … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 4 months ago: 1969 is weighing heavily on the pop-culture nostalgist’s brain this summer. Between anniversar … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 4 months ago: Riceboy Sleeps is Jón Pór Birgisson of Sigur Rós and his boyfriend and artistic collaborator Alex So … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 5 months ago: All too often with contemporary “remasters,” some bozo at the mastering studio thinks th … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 5 months ago: (5 out of 5) The two albums that Big Star released in the early ’70s have attained a mythical … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 5 months ago: (4 out of 5) Between the presence of Prince Zimboo and the whole zombie-war mythology constructed ar … more →
Jason Ferguson wrote 6 months ago: First off, ignore the presence of the word “boogaloo” in the title of this compilation. … more →