VU was a bold title for this 1985 record. When you see a new release from a long-broken-up band named after the band, you might expect a greatest hits| Rock and Roll Globe
A hard fact of popular music: Sometimes, selling out results in better art. Take Scritti Politti, the scrappy communist punk band turned synthpop| Rock and Roll Globe
Listening to Galaxie 500’s seminal 1989 dream pop album On Fire, one can’t exactly hear that singer-guitarist Dean Wareham would find the sweet spot| Rock and Roll Globe
