By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorYep, it's another Oh Sees album; but hey, at least John Dwyer waited nearly a year before chasing the one-two punch of Castlemania and Carrion Crawler/The Dream with another collection of revelatory rock 'n' roll.… more »

The Night Beats

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorGo see the Night Beats on tour so you can answer this question: Is Trouble in Mind the best label putting out weird psychedelic records right now? The answer is probably yes (did you listen… more »

By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorSince it began in 2006, Pitchfork Music Festival has been one of the most consistently forward-looking festivals of the summer season. Where other fests follow a time-tested pattern of Popular Headliner plus thousands of other… more »

Weirdo Bubblegum

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorThere's something weird and disturbing about Apache Dropout's single off the band's upcoming Bubblegum Graveyard album that come out August 7th on Trouble in Mind. I'll say the band's closest comparison is Thee Oh Sees, if… more »

By Jason Diamond, eMusic Contributor That title may have been a little bit misleading since Carson Daly stopped doing TRL around the time when George Bush was cowboying around the White House, but it makes it seem a little less… more »

Ty Segall Band

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorI hope the title wasn't misleading, as I wasn't trying to suggest that there is any sort of beef between Ty Segall and John Dwyer's band of merry lunatics. There was a point I was trying… more »

By Austin L. Ray, eMusic ContributorFor some 15 years now, John Dwyer has been forming bands, playing shows, forming new bands to play more shows and generally doing the punk-rock version of hard work. No surprise, then, that this is… more »

By Mike McGonigal, eMusic ContributorBy the time you get to the dueling flute solo during the hardcore coda in the lazy, harmony-saturated three-and-a-half minute "Is It Alright," you'll not be faulted if you don't notice how weird it is… more »

By Marissa G. Muller, eMusic ContributorCastlemania is not a bedtime record. You can deduce that much from the monster movie cover art, or by digging through any of Thee Oh Sees' eight previous full-lengths. In the past, John Dwyer's outfit… more »

By Amelia Raitt, eMusic ContributorIt's hard enough to track down John Dwyer's various musical activities let alone digest them. Once you think you've got him pegged as a noise rocker (Pink and Brown), punk rocker (Coachwhips) or thrasher (Yikes),… more »