Where to start?! Here comes some dudes “reinventing” their collage of commercial rock by continuing the tradition of formulaic attempts to connect to some sort of counter-culture as well as a mainstream-rock pulse. It starts with a Shepard Fairey cover … more >

Anal Cunt Fuckin’ A Patac Records Hi, I’m Meathead. It is probably too early to say this, but based on little more than a really awesome album cover and the first minute or so of the first song, I’m going … more >

Travis’ last album they recorded was in 2008 but in my mind it was 2007. 2008′s “Ode To John Smith” while had a great spontaneous writing and recording spirit behind it unfortunately fell short of capturing Travis’ dreamy and thoughtful … more >

In this rock deprived era what is a dude to do? Well fortunately there have been a steady stream of good rock n’ roll/metal coming from Tee Pee Records, Southern Lord, et al… On the forefront of the horizon is … more >

Ice Sea Dead People from London, England scronk and shout like it’s Washington, DC in 1999! Think Dischord bands such as Black Eyes, Q and Not U, and Rites of Spring with great british accents that  remind me vaguely of … more >

Bill Hicks “The Essential Collection” (2CDS+2DVDS) Ryko Bill Hicks was the greatest comedian to ever live, FACT! Because even though he’s been dead since 1994 (when he passed away from pancreatic cancer) his material still rings extremely relevant today. When … more >

Grinderman “Grinderman 2″ Anti Records Do I really need to even review the new Grinderman record?!? I think you’re gonna know what Axl is going to think of this and you could also prolly guess that I’m gonna give it … more >

The Nearly Brothers You Can’t Hide From Your Yesterday Cake9 Shit… I got lazy, huh? What’s it been, like three months? My bad. Missed me? No… that’s ok. I wouldn’t have either and fortunately nobody really knows who I am, … more >

Show Review: Alarma Man: Get some corpse paint, play some mathrock and start a revolution! Alarma Man + “Buddy and Jude” at Secret-Location, August 27th – Göteborg Sweden So last night my personal heli-unit dropped me off at a secret … more >

Autolux Transit Transit TBD Hi, I’m Meathead. A bunch of days ago, Travis asked me to write a review of the new Autolux record. That guy Jameson originally wanted to review it, but Travis told me he didn’t want him … more >

The Munroes Rainbow Son Single Mbop So my inbox gets flooded now that I have an @buddyhead email, people really work it hard- they gotta break the bands, the blogosphere is rife, this is rock n’ roll, its all important… … more >

We Are Hex Hail to the Goer Hex Haus / Roaring Colonel So I’ve been absorbing Autolux‘s new album for months now and I was told because I’m too much of a fanboy, because I’d come up with lewd fantasies … more >

Dax Riggs “Say Goodnight to the World” Fat Possum Let’s get this outta way, not only is Axl Rose (in our rating system) gonna be stoked on this record but I can’t stop listening to this mother fucker. This CD … more >

Busses “Busses” Self Released My immediate, kneejerk reaction to learning I would review a band called “Busses”? “Oh good, another ‘superfluous letter’ band ( see Wavves, Mayyors etc.)” continuing the chilling, band name misspelling parallel between early ’10s indie rock … more >

Australia has made another worthy contribution to cinema with the new film, Animal Kingdom, which is the first film written and directed by David Michôd, a member of the film collective Blue Tongue Films. It’s hard to find a movie … more >