Mission of Burma, "Red" Signals, Calls, and Marches, the 1981 debut EP from Mission of Burma, is one of the foundational texts of what was known as college rock and eventually became indie rock. It's a touchstone that many, many following...
Clipse, "Virginia" As always, the real attraction of the first Clipse record isn't so much their rhymes, which are fine, but that lovely "produced by the Neptunes" label. And, yeah, this is great. The Mortals, "Everything But Time&...
Chuck D, "Generation Wrekkked" In 1996, Chuck D released his first solo record, Autobiography of Mistachuck, which differs from a Public Enemy record primarily in that Flavor Flav wasn't involved at all. Because Chuck D was always part of the Bomb...
200 johns, "the sun is a h0t m4ss" Did you know that you needed hyperpop covers of They Might Be Giants songs? I didn't, until I heard this this EP. And I realized, yes, I very much needed hyperpop covers of...
P.D.Q. Bach, "Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: VI. Moving right alongo" P.D.Q. Bach, the parody composer, makes truly dumb music that can largely only be appreciated by smart people. Or, maybe more accurately, culturally educated people. The truth is,...
