January 2015
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Sub Pop introduced the world to Friends of Dean Martinez, a Tuscon-based instrumental collective that included the future Calexico, and proved to be an excellent start to a long and fruitful career. Read more
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Sub Pop’s one and only attempt to compete with Nashville and the Country charts. Guess what? It didn’t work out. Read more
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A classic blues-rock album sees a 40th anniversary reissue, both in an expanded album version and a super-deluxe multi-disc box set. New fans, start here. Read more
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Not-quite country, not-quite folk, not-quite rock, Scud Mountain Boys’ sole Sub Pop LP was a beautiful, downbeat record, and the launching pad for songwriter Joe Pernice. Read more
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Longtime Suzi Quatro fan Lisa Carver spends a weekend immersed in the Quatro’s newly-released career retrospective. Read more
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Sub Pop’s sole trip into…ragtime. Don’t be scared; it’s VERY good. Read more
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This week we’re examining some of esteemed independent label Sub Pop’s diverse attempts at freeing themselves of the Grunge image they at one time insisted on being. First up: their lone R&B album. Read more
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What happens when a major label hears the demos for an album by a noise band they really weren’t aware that they’d signed? Read more
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The impossible-to-categorize Robert Wyatt compiles two discs of highlights from a storied career. It’s not definitive, but it is essential listening. Read more
The Recoup 