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Stripwax: Nothing negative about Shy Mirrors
Stripwax

Nothing negative about Shy Mirrors

Rock and roll duo Shy Mirrors' new album "Negative Collector" is a "14-track post-punk racer."

Stripwax Top Ten Elpeez of 2012

Stripwax Top Ten Elpeez of 2012

Jeff Moody counts down the albums of the year for Stripwax, the world's only comic strip record review.

STRIPWAX: No “Koi No Yokan” for new Deftones elpee
STRIPWAX

No “Koi No Yokan” for new Deftones elpee

The Deftones' new album "Koi No Yokan" is clean and polished and powerful, but despite a solid opening track in "Swerve City," but you've heard this before.

STRIPWAX: Total Victory – “National Service”
STRIPWAX

Total Victory – “National Service”

Manchester band Total Victory's new album "National Service" just isn't enough fun to be anything beyond decent.

STRIPWAX: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
STRIPWAX

Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, m.A.A.d city”

Kendrick Lamar is Compton born and bred, and the L.A. neighborhood is his subject, his muse and his constant co-star and on his new, critically-praised album.

STRIPWAX: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heavy Hand, and stuff related
STRIPWAX

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heavy Hand, and stuff related

Jeff Moody covers two things at once this week with Heavy Hand's debut EP and the John Spencer Blues Explosion's first release of the decade.

STRIPWAX: The return of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
STRIPWAX

The return of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

More than eight years have passed since the last album from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, but the band picks up right where it left off on "Meat and Bone."

STRIPWAX: You need Police Teeth more than you know
STRIPWAX

You need Police Teeth more than you know

Jeff Moody can't get enough of Police Teeth and the band's fourth album, out next week on Latest Flame Records.

STRIPWAX: All hail the simple rock riff
STRIPWAX

All hail the simple rock riff

Seattle quartet The Unnatural Helpers new album "Land Grab" is full of brilliantly simple, high-energy rock songs.

STRIPWAX: Greetings From Zagreb!
STRIPWAX

Greetings From Zagreb!

Croatian band Joe 4's Steve Albini-recorded album "Njegov Sin" is blunt and relentless.

STRIPWAX: The Heavyweight Gary
STRIPWAX

The Heavyweight Gary

The Gary's "Remains" is a dark, heavyweight rock and roll record that invites all sorts of comparisons.

Interview: Swans’ Michael Gira
Interview

Swans’ Michael Gira

TCD's Sahan Jayasuriya talks with Michael Gira, founder of legendary experimental music group Swans, in anticipation of their upcoming appearance at Shank Hall.