Titus Andronicus Local Business XL/Beggars Group Are you familiar with the concept of an earworm? It's a simple concept, really. An earworm is a song that gets stuck in the listener's head after one play and refuses to go away. They're nasty buggers. No one of their own volition walks around to the tune of "Who Let's the Dog Out." People who do choose such a life inevitably find themselves behind bars. Jerry Sandusky? The Penn State molester let the dogs out. So did, James Holmes, the batman [...]
While it may be difficult to judge an artist and an upcoming album on one song, that's never stopped me before and it's certainly isn't going to stop me from drawing conclusions on Titus Andronicus' forthcoming album Local Business based on the lead track, "In a Big City." For one thing, the tempo is much more reserved than what we've come to expect from Patrick Stickles and his frantic band of Jersey punks. Plus, now that one can decipher what he's saying (even without the lyrics included in the stream above), it's clear that he's positioning himself as [...]

1. Grinderman Grinderman 2 Anti- (You can) Think of Grinderman as a superman in the philosophical sense; A man who lives beyond religion and morals; A man whose existence is beyond that of a common man. The grinderman also has an insatiable lust, and an animal-like thirst for blood, both of which arise during times of agitation. This is where he gets his many kicks. And, when the Grinderman gets his kicks, it’s for all our benefit. Witness the mad jazz-like spasms of guitar, bass, drums and electric [...]

Titus Andronicus The Monitor Beggars Group/XL Recordings I'm a record executive and I have a posh office in the top floor of some high-priced New York real estate. Or, I'm a record executive and I have an office which is cluttered with boxes of records and cds which were over ordered and under sold. Where my office is and what my office looks like isn't important. I'm a record executive and a young, spunky band comes in my office and they tell me about their new album - It's a concept [...]