Stripwax
Truckload Of Love
The Drive By Truckers' new LP, "Go Go Boots", is populated by characters and stories that are written so vividly and seem so real, you feel like you know them.
Feb 27th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
Detroit Techno Gets All Dirty
The Dirtbombs' latest techno-heavy LP “Party Store” boasts fun rock and roll party tracks, and functions as a gateway back to the techno you dug as a kid.
Feb 19th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
Motorhead Forever
If you still lazily throw Motörhead in the metal genre, knock it off. Motörhead transcends genre. Motörhead is its own genre.
Feb 12th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
My Disco’s Sustained Inferno
My Disco's "Little Joy" unleashes a torrent of white-hot sustain, creating an LP that's simultaneously relaxing and agitating. It's great stuff for your ears.
Jan 29th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
Smith Westerns and the (merely) OK Corral
I must have unknowingly absorbed enough of the hype over the Smith Westerns that I built up an expectation level for their latest LP. But that’s all over now.
Jan 22nd, 2011 by Jeff Moody
Two guys named Tapes and Englebert Humperdinck
On their new LP, the oddly-named guys that make up Tapes 'n Tapes weave together multiple layers of genre and sound - and they do it with flair.
Jan 16th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
Two types of Wire, intertwined
The best way to describ "Red Barked Trees," the latest LP from Wire: jittery, scissor-sharp, persistent and damn near perfect.
Jan 8th, 2011 by Jeff Moody
The Top Ten LPs of 2010 (!!!)
Superchunk, Elvis Costello, The Magnetic Fields and more: Jeff Moody counts down the official Stripwax Top Ten LPs of 2010.
Jan 1st, 2011 by Jeff Moody
The Stripwax Top Ten Trax Of 2010
'Tis the Season for Top Ten Lists, so here it is: Jeff's Top Ten Tracks of 2010, featuring Ryan Adams, Grinderman and more.
Dec 25th, 2010 by Jeff Moody
Ryan Adams, Paul Westerberg and Wabi-Sabi
Grab a partner and dive into Ryan Adams' new LP. Here’s hoping you dance like fools, fall in love and celebrate your ridiculously improbable existence together.
Dec 18th, 2010 by Jeff Moody
Who’s NOT A Member Of The Broken Dreams Club?
This week, Jeff spends some time with the latest EP from San Francisco-based jingle pop group Girls. His take? Not bad. Not bad at all.
Dec 11th, 2010 by Jeff Moody
Killing Joke’s Otitis Interna
Post-punk noise monsters Killing Joke sound like they could use a little shot of B-12 on their latest LP "Absolute Dissent."
Dec 4th, 2010 by Jeff Moody
