Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese…

I grew up entirely oblivious to the Smashing Pumpkins, and when I finally did discover the band — with Siamese Dream — I felt as if someone were trying to simultaneously trying to document both the noise and serenity of my childhood. Of course, I wasn’t a little girl dressed as an angel, the nearest white [...]

Deerhoof – Apple O

“Kidsploitation” sounds like something that could get you shivved in the big house, but sonically speaking, it’s not an uncommon practice in our times.  From bubblegum pop to the latest volume of “Kidz Bop” adaptations, attempting to see the world through childrens’ eyes has become a multi-million dollar business. On Apple O, Deerhoof follows the [...]