Music - March 19, 2007
Addictive "Pressed" heralds Jordan's return
Melodic and poppy but with a satisfying slate of crunchy, jangly and twangy guitars, “Pressed” is an addictive mix of power pop and garage rock with alt.country overtones. It's the work of long-lost Milwaukee music veteran Charles Jordan.
Tags: Soda, Maki, Weatherhead, Charles Jordan, Strigens, Nerve Twins, Knit Delicate, Foundation, Sparklehorse, Cracker, Urbitzondo

Music - Dec. 20, 2006
Testa Rosa's self-titled debut shimmers with melody
The songs on Testa Rosa's debut CD are amazingly accomplished pop tunes, with catchy melodies and dynamic arrangements. It's hard not to enthuse about a record that might be the best locally-issed disc in recent memory.
Tags: Testa Rosa, Frogs, nerve twins, blexrud, strigens, mustn'ts, omcd

Music - Oct. 6, 2005
The Nelsonics try a new twist: words
After The Nelsonics' all-instrumental self-titled debut -- recently reissued by Portland, Ore.-based Hammond Beat -- drummer and group namesake Don Nelson says band members wanted to mix things up a bit. Eight of the 12 songs on the new CD, "Ruins of Rome," feature vocals.
Tags: Nelsonics, Vittone, Exotics, Uptown Savages, Hammond Beat, surf, Ruins of Rome, Ventures, Cafe Lulu, Tiki-Tone, Damien Strigens, Nerve Twins