I don’t normally review live albums in the Reflecting Pool, but since the next album in the Femmes’ oeuvre, Rock!!!! was originally only released in Australia (!!) and is supposed to be horrible, I will pass on it until someone can send me a free copy. Because of that omission, Continue Reading

Violent Femmes – New Times – 1994 (iTunes – Amazon) This is actually the one I’ve been dreading. I was sent this for review when I was writing for Home Theater Technology 17 years ago. I listened to one track, got distracted by something and decided to write about something Continue Reading

Gordon Gano’s got girl trouble. Girl trouble up the ass! Violent Femmes – Why Do Birds Sing? – 1991 (Amazon) You know this album isn’t even available on iTunes or Amazon MP3 download. A shame, really, because much of this record, for me, was a real return to the Femmes Continue Reading