Peter Laughner

When assessing the new reunion album by Rocket from the Tombs, it's hard not to wonder what to make of it. Read More

Nearly 40 years ago, the world blinked and missed Rocket From the Tombs. Read More

Fire Records announce release of the first full studio recording from the legendary Rocket From The Tombs. Read More

all kindsa cross-pollination, travelled paths and snaking tendrils here. missouri via memphis via ohio. sun records via flying nun via columbus discount. those kinda classic rock moves as eviscerated by royal trux. peter laughner, with a country bent (less robert johnson, more uncle tupelo). james jackson toth loves them and it's not hard to see why. jeremy freeze ploughs the same goddam furrow. not so much reinventing as y'know reinvigorating decades worth of straight forward pop / rock / singersongwriter tropes. bits of blooze. bits of country. bits of garage. bits of psych. think i've built up such a tolerance for noise now that anything even approaching fidelity sounds cleanly smooth as steely dan's aja. so yeah i've heard semigripes about the production fucking up the melody and yeah there's a total dirgey velvets / exile on main st. / riot goin' on bleary fug to most of this. but goddam it suits. nice juxtaposerry between the sweet and sour, tender and ugly. stumbling waltzes and whisky howls and bursts of blackened fuzz. Read More

Today is another round of our series (random, as they are) of The Greatest Song Ever Written (At Least For Today), where we highlight a song, for the sake of the song. Read More

I was hard pressed to narrow it down to this, but that's enough. Read More

Looking over my South By Southwest notes, I see that there was a lineup that included Dirty Beaches, Ariel Pink , and Bun B. on the same bill. Read More

When the announcement was made that the winning tracks had been recorded and mixed and were ready for download, there was an additional bonus cover track included as a surprise. Read More