Review of The Band Formerly Known as The Relyx’s “Strange Living”
Jeff Buckley is alive. That's the only way I can explain what's going on with the release of The Relyx's EP, Strange Living. I mean, sure. It's a little more…
Manchester Orchestra’s “Mean Everything To Nothing”
When you start up the first track on an album and you involuntarily say “What the hell?” it’s either a really good thing, or a really bad thing. There’s not…
Review of Lily Allen’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You”
(Editor’s note: Darby turned in a music review this week that was not up to the usual high standards we have here at The Inept Owl. However, when we tried…
Not An Airplane’s “Everything Is Not Loveable”
Being an unpaid faux-music-reviewer (as in a faux reviewer of music, not a reviewer of faux music), I'm not up on the ridiculously fine-hair-splitting categories kids use these days. Our…
Review of O.A.R.’s “All Sides”
About six years ago, I was at one of those cheesy-ass "murder mystery dinner parties." You know... everyone dresses up and acts out a murder mystery with each other, and…
Review of Darius Rucker’s “Learn to Live”
We are in the midst of a cross-marketing Babylon. Musical whores are jumping across genres to sell albums left and right, and country music is the biggest beneficiary. First, Sheryl…
Review of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
You remember Coldplay. They were the English rock band that the radio deejays fell in love with a couple years ago, playing songs like "Clocks" and "The Scientist" until you…
Alanis Morissette’s “Flavors of Entanglement”
Welcome to Flavors Of Entanglement Don't get me wrong. Lyrically, this is still Alanis. You still have a “kiss my ass” anthem in “Straightjacket.” You still have the “I admire…
Review of Counting Crows’ “Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings”
Remember Counting Crows? Lead singer was a white dude with dreadlocks? Had that song, “Mr. Jones.” It was all over MTV, back when MTV played videos? You kinda liked them…
You Don’t Know What Love Is
I love the White Stripes. This is a declaration that seems sort of silly in 2008. Why take the time to write about your love of a band that has…