Introducing California Wives
California Wives are a four piece from Chicago offering hope filled and shoe-gazey indie pop that we’re actually...
Chicago
Weekend Videos: The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
The Smashing Pumkins kicked off their ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness‘ properly with ‘Tonight, Tonight’ and its...
Rise Against release ‘Help Is On The Way’ Single
I’m not a huge fan of singles from most bands–especially bands I really like, oddly enough. I’m always waiting...
#02 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2010: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Somewhere in between starting his own “Yo, Ima let you finish BUT…” meme, endless twitter rants and outlandish...
#08 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2010: Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork
Maps & Atlases set aside their early math-rock tendencies for what an undoubtedly more accessible set of songs...
Interview with Maps & Atlases
Cougar Microbes caught up with the members of Maps & Atlases munching on a vegetarian platter hours before...
Introducing In Tall Buildings
In Tall Buildings is really “just” a nom de plume for Erik Hall and his songs. The self...
Introducing Pet Lions
A few weeks ago Papa Cougar and I shared an earphone each, and a tube journey home, as...
Introducing Coltrane Motion
Occasionally I think this blog should be renamed ‘my daily odyssey and the songs that inspired it‘ as...
