Erica Rucker

For the last 2 years, Erica Rucker has been acting Vice President/co-founder of a local arts collective in Louisville, Kentucky. Recently she left the former position to co-found "The FUZZ Boutique" with partner Rob Codey. Erica's writing experience goes back as far as she can remember; whether it be creating oddball tales and sharing them with relatives during holidays or chaining her ankle to a desk at age 13 to hand write a 300 page novel. She has performed regionally as a featured poet and contributed articles (about anything) and reviews (about everything) for publications and websites (anywhere).

latest reviews by Erica Rucker....
Erica's lifetime average review-rating is 7.33
Aun / Habsyll "split" Has some good moments... rated 6/10 (4 August, 2010)
Hammock "Chasing After Shadows...Living With The Ghosts" It's been done to death... rated 4/10 (28 July, 2010)
Loren Connors "As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002" Is there anyone better?.. rated 8/10 (5 December, 2007)
Nemezis "In Between" Their first album in six years.. rated 9/10 (5 December, 2007)
Michio Kurihara "Sunset Notes" Delicious... rated 9/10 (7 November, 2007)
Rst "Axes" More great stuff from New Zealand on Last Visible Dog... rated 8/10 (5 September, 2007)
Cabinet of Natural Curiosities "Vineland" Lovely self-released gem..... rated 8/10 (29 August, 2007)
Niagara Falls/The Clear Spots "Plays Spiral Isles/Smokehouse Debris" Hot-ness... rated 10/10 (21 August, 2007)
Anne Briggs "The Time Has Come" Reissue of this beautiful folk record from 1971... rated 8/10 (14 August, 2007)
Fursaxa "Alone in the Dark Wood" Tara Burke's latest opus doesn't disappoint in the slightest..... rated 9/10 (14 August, 2007)
Part Chimp "Cup" Sometimes it's like the Stooges, sometimes Nirvana-esque, but always damn good... rated 9/10 (24 July, 2007)
Stealpot "Indian Salon" Latest effort from Poland's Szymon Folwarczny..... rated 8/10 (24 July, 2007)
Rameses III "Honey Rose" Beautiful new EP from on the UK's finest... rated 9/10 (3 July, 2007)
Vopat "Sometimes It Will" Worthwhile new offering from Bloomington's Vopat... rated 7/10 (3 July, 2007)
Charlie Balls "Chtonic Polio Saddle, Guy" Why?.. rated 0/10 (22 May, 2007)
 

latest blogposts by Erica Rucker....
...shouting the poetic truths of high school journal keepers.... Terrastock Music Festival (tentative lineup info)If you're wondering who's playing the next Terrastock, here's the shortlist... (23 September, 2007)
...shouting the poetic truths of high school journal keepers.... I am sure that there are more than a few fans of Mr. Lee Hazelwood.. (5 August, 2007)
Keep Me, Dispose of Me but Never Remember Me Hello Folks,This is my first post on the foxy blog... (12 July, 2007)
 
 

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller

Live London #13: Graham Lambkin / Call Back The Giants / Helm Show review from August 6th, 2010 at Cafe Oto in London featuring Graham Lambkin, Call Back the Giants and Helm... feature :: by Peter Taylor

18 August, 2010
Donovan Quinn Donovan Quinn has already proven himself to be one of the more gifted folk-pop songsmiths of the past decade through his work with Verdure and The Skygreen Leopards... feature :: by David Perron
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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1 September, 2010
Various Artists "I'm Going Where The Water Drinks Like Wine" A must have compilation... review :: by Crawford Philleo

Mark McGuire "Tiding/Amethyst Waves" Recommended reissue on Weird Forest... review :: by Anthony D'Amico

Skjølbrot "Maersk" CD-r An absolute gem of a CDR... review :: by Matt Blackall

Zola Jesus "Stridulum" Another massive entry in the Zola Jesus discography... review :: by Dave Miller

other new reviews....
April In The Orange Siva Casting Dice 7''
Arklight Nolo Contendere/Rakkasans 3'' cd-r
Iain Campbell Absolutely the Best ABBA since ABBA CD-r
Celer All At Once Is What Eternity Is 3'' cd-r
Cornucopia Ultima LP
Dense Reduction Hobbes Diamond tape
Drivan Disko
Adam Gnade Trailerparks
Hellcake Friends Become Enemies tape
Imbogodom The Metallic Year
Ken Rei Wearing Sweatpants
Kkrakk!! Subatomic Vibrations tape
Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Stephan Furic Leibovici Jugendstil II
Outer Limits Recordings Foxy Baby LP
Oval O
Pausal Lapses
Horacio Pollard Acorn Bath CD-r
Prurient Cocaine Death
Sensible Nectar Minor Devil tape
SF Ghost Pulse tape
Sheik Anorak Day 01
Siddhi Cuttlefish Bone CD-r
Squim No Blade of Grass CD-r
Tokyo Mask Route Painless