Author: Raymond Cummings

Pop Rock 

A Big Day Coming

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo’s Painful turns 25

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Punk Rock 

Everybody Says It’s Another Phase

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1998, Jim O'Rourke, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

Sonic Youth in 1998

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Punk Rock 

Into the Last Divide: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Adore Turns 20

June 21, 2018July 24, 2023 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1998, Billy Corgan, D'Arcy, Ennio Morricone, James Iha, Smashing Pumpkins

A reflection on Billy Corgan and company’s most misunderstood LP

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Punk Rock 

Why You Gotta Ask? Why Don’t You Just Know?

June 11, 2018April 15, 2019 Raymond Cummings 5 Comments Indie rock, Matador Records, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus

Sparkle Hard (Matador), from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, is wan, wilful, and winning.

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