1) 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso 2) All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely 3) Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips 4) Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower 5) Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guer 6) Captain America by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, and Butch Guice 7) Fables […]
Super secret spy thrillers are all the rage! With the latest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace heating up the theaters with nonstop action goodness, and classic spy noir, I thought it was time that Pretentious Record Store Guy came out of the closet and professed his love of the action spy thriller genre. All […]
The Stills Oceans Will Rise Q-Tip The Renaissance The Walkmen You & Me Blitzen Trapper Furr TV On The Radio Dear Science Okkervil River The Stand Ins Ryan Adams Cardinology Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Little Joy S/T Bloc Party Intimacy Conor Oberst S/T The Anniversary Devil on Our Side Ben Folds Way to Normal […]
How did you spend your summer? Pretentious Record Store Guy spent his holed up in a cabin in Minnesota writing new material for his upcoming album that may or may not be released depending on how the legal situation stacks up with his former band mates, road crew, roadies, former manager and the Swedish model […]
As if this Tuesday couldn’t get any better… THE REPLACEMENTS’ SIRE REISSUES TIM 1. “Hold My Life” 2. “I’ll Buy” 3. “Kiss Me On The Bus” 4. “Dose Of Thunder” 5. “Waitress In The Sky” 6. “Swingin Party” 7. “Bastards Of Young” 8. “Lay It Down Clown” 9. “Left Of The Dial” 10. “Little Mascara” […]
Rhino just keeps doing it. A few weeks ago they re-released all The Replacements Twin Tone albums as remastered editions with b-sides, outtakes, and in depth liner notes. What else could any hipster alt rock fan dream of? So, on order of release there was Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny […]
Trent Reznor is a really nice guy. He just made a new Nine Inch Nails album called The Slip and he likes his fans so much that he decided to give it to them for free! That’s right, Trent Reznor is giving away the new album digitally, 100% free, with physical copies coming out in […]
From the very moment it starts, It’s a Shame About Ray transfixes and mesmerizes me like maybe no other record before or since. Beautiful and serene while at the same time completely lonely and bittersweet, Evan Dando’s melancholy voice shines through pitch perfectly in his magnum opus. Luckily for all of us mere mortals, Rhino […]
Looking back on all the great music of the 1990s, I’m stunned at how much truly great stuff was put out and also at the amount of crap that was allowed to be produced as well. This isn’t a Best of the 90s list, only my favorite records of the 90s; albums that I keep […]
1) Nada Surf – Lucky 2) Vampire Weekend – s/t 3) Magnetic Fields – Distortion 4) The Whigs – Mission Control 5) Cat Power – Jukebox
Next Tuesday Feb. 5th is Super Tuesday, so the Parade of Freaks wanted to remind everyone to go out and vote in the primaries. Who has won the Parade’s admiration and vote this season? Why, none other than Mr. Barack Obama. Why? Because he is an Agent of C.H.A.N.G.E. What is C.H.A.N.G.E.? Change is Citizens […]
1) Radiohead – In Rainbows 2) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Baby 81 3) Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 4) Arcade Fire – Neon Bible 5) The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen 6) Rogue Wave – Asleep at Heaven’s Gate […]
1) All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely 2) Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday 3) 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso 4) Captain America by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting 5) Fables by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham 6) Madman Atomic Comics by Mike and Laura Allred 7) […]
I know I haven’t posted a new Pretentious Record Store Guy comic in a little while, and for that I apologize, but the truth is that I have been gearing up for Zuda Comics. What exactly is Zuda Comics? Zuda Comics is D.C. Comics new online webcomic site. They just opened their doors in late […]
Everything you need to know about a band you can find in their name. Naming your band may be the most important thing you’ll ever do in your entire life. Give your band a shit name and people will automatically think you’re shit. Example: Audioslave–great pedigree, great musicians, shitty band. How can this be? How […]
