Monique Sherman

June 3, 2004

Electrelane | The Power Out | Too Pure

By Monique Sherman

Free from the eternal rat race to break the Billboard Top 40 list, Electrelane's The Power Out declines conventional song structure with its complex, genre-crossing blend of moody and alluring experimental rock.

November 7, 2003

Ryan Adams | Rock N Roll | Lost Highway

By Monique Sherman

Everyone knows those too-dip-to-be-doing-anything-else-but-be-hip types. They sing duets with Elton John, they're pasted to the sides of buses in Gap commercials, they date gorgeous, indie-film stars named Parker Posey a...

October 31, 2003

Relief for the Rash-Ridden

By Monique Sherman

Do you have questions about your health but don't have enough time to ask even your permanent couch roommate, a connoisseur of mysterious insect bites, about the effects of an itchy, unknown rash?

May 9, 2003

Jack Johnson | On and On | Universal

By Monique Sherman

Fade in. You're alone, along the bluffs of Sands Beach, gazing out toward the rolling waves. While captivated by the reflections of the sunlight off the waves, your mind begins to ponder the bigger questions in life.

April 10, 2003

Lagwagon | Blaze | Fat Wreck Chords

By Monique Sherman

With bands like Blink-182 and Good Charlotte pumping out pop-punk like someone after a bad encounter with Jack in the Box, it's refreshing to know that after their last release five years ago, Lagwagon hasn't lost their ...

February 20, 2003

Various Artists | We’re A Happy Family – A Tribute to the Ramones | Columbia

By Monique Sherman

There have been so many tribute albums dedicated to the Ramones that it has become tricky to keep track of them all. Though they are now credited as punk pioneers, the musical homage thus far amounts to lame renditions t...

February 13, 2003

Massive Attack | 100th Window | Virgin

By Monique Sherman

There's the kind of music that instantly draws one in. Immediately, you're an uberfan who plays the album on repeat until a roommate threatens to annihilate your sound system. Then there's music that sneaks up on you.