Wilfully Obscure

I've never been big on saxophones, and unfortunately Tablet kicks off with plenty of them.  Luckily, The Decorators compensate with a ...

This week I'm commemorating the anniversary of the passing of this group's frontman, who left us almost one year ago to this day. ...

Even when Flesh for Lulu arguably peaked in 1987 (circa Long Live the New Flesh ) they were regarded as little more than a post-new romanti...

I tend not to open new vinyl releases, and that extends to Record Store Day titles as well.  In fact, I held off unsealing this one for two ...

I suppose comparisons are inevitable when you're the offspring of piano-pumping troubadour Ben Folds .  Sure, she tickles the ivories,...

'90s pop from Scotland, approved by Kurt Cobain.  Here

Ever run a genre search on Ebay?  A query for "power pop" brought this one up week after week, until I finally relented and found ...

I've been at this thing for almost ten years now, and it just occurred to me this week to feature something by Green Magnet School , a b...

No other clue this week other than a 1994 release date.  That should help narrow things down, right? 

Their moniker begins with a "C," but the adjectives that describe them most appropriately begin with the thirteenth letter of the ...

A double-barreled, Ramonesy assault from down under.  This compilation purloins the best from this Aussie outfit's 1990-93 recordings. ...

Given that this will sell itself, I'll keep the text brief.  I never subscribed to the notion that the Pixies peaked on their first tw...

Well, I'm about a week tardy in dispensing my annual distillation of the creme de la creme of my presentations from the year just pass...

Word went around New Year's Eve that Didjit's bassist Doug Evans passed away at the age of 53.  Evans constituted one third of the...

The second b-sides and rarities collection from an indie rock institution.  Includes Magnetic Fields, Motorhead and Verlaines covers all w...

Here it is folks, night eight.  Have I saved the best for last?  That's entirely your determination my friends.  There's one thing I...

It didn't occur to me until today, but Redd Kross's tenure has spanned four decades (though not a whole lot of this one).  Funny ho...

Clive Culbertson was the driving force behind Ireland's The Sweat , but if you don't recognize either of those names you're har...

Sometimes MP3s just aren't enough.  I met up with Jagged Rocks On The Perimeter several years ago via another music blog and was so imp...

So you might be asking yourself, why in the world in an oddly-monikerd and almost thoroughly unknown outfit dubbed Neon Rock Garden occupyi...

The premise of this one is pretty much identical to my singles spree from last night.  Three really exceptional short-form records that I de...

This is a follow-up to last Chanukah's popular assemblage of fantastic, vintage 45s that I either recently acquired or finally got aroun...

Well, this may not be as enticing as say, an eight disc Big Star box set (last year's premiere Chanukah upload) but for aficionados of D...