Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time–Not so much
adminNDIM Staff Last week Rolling Stone released its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, revising it for the first time since 2004. Despite the fact that most people with…
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A look at his solo records reveals a couple of winners
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I feel badly for Olivia Rodrigo. Here she is with Sour, one of the most incredibly successful albums of 2021 in a period when albums aren’t supposed to be such…
Read MoreJon Hassell: A Retrospective of Recorded Works
A description on the front page of Jon Hassell’s website describes him as a “music visionary, continuing his lifelong exploration of the possibilities of recombination and musical gene-splicing.” That is…
Read MoreConvoy: Sifting the ashes of Sam Peckinpah’s Trucker Movie
The Sam Peckinpah movie (that wasn’t) based on the hit song “Convoy” by an artist who was created as part of an advertising campaign
Read MoreTony Joe White/Smoke From the Chimney & The Black Keys/Delta Kream
It’s a pleasure to report that the posthumous Tony Joe White release, Smoke From the Chimney is just as great as it sounded on paper. Better, even.
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: The Kinks
A selection of songs by The Kinks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.
Read MoreRainforest Spiritual Enslavement: Where Fear Supersedes Rationality
From cannibal movies to Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement’s dark heart of terror
Read MoreGreta Van Fleet vs. Poptimism
Greta Van Fleet’s new album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, seeks revenge on the critics who have dismissed the band for no reason.
Read MoreGarbage, Liz Phair, and Sleater-Kinney Strike Back
by Marshall Bowden The sound of a slot machine cashing out–maybe a sly reference to “Money”–and then this: “The men who rule the world/have made a fuckin’ mess…” Garbage is…
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