Album Reviews

Digitialism: Kitsune Tabloid

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:38:10

Ed Banger fans (and French electronic music producers) rejoice because you have taken over the house, hipster, and electro-clash scenes ...more

Beck

Modern Guilt

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:04:08

Beck could probably record a decent record in his sleep. But sometimes, it seems like he actually has. It's no revelatory criticism in saying that ...more

Scars on Broadway

Scars on Broadway

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:05:08

"Is this the end or a rebirth?" Daron Malakian asks during "Universe," a track from Scars On Broadway's self-titled debut. However, there's a more ...more

Tech N9ne

Killer

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:24:21

My first thought, when I saw the cover mocking Michael Jackson's Thriller album was, "Who in their right mind is going to pay tribute to the gloved ...more

Third Day

Revelation

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:12:56

Third Day may be the most popular rock band you've never heard of. The band has racked up numerous Gospel awards, nabbed 24 chart-topping singles and ...more

The Hold Steady

Stay Positive

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:48:03

Carried by a pounded-out "Born To Run" piano line, a driving dose of electric guitar, and Craig Finn's sing-song growl about working at the mill and ...more

Slightly Stoopid

Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:22:04

There's a stove adorning the cover of Slightly Stoopid's b-sides, rarities and unreleased tracks release, Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast ...more

The Wombats

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:05:13

With the recent influx of not-quite-mainstream, yet not not-quite-memorable rock bands, "indie pop" has become a hackneyed, hyphenated, four-letter ...more

Jay Reatard

Singles 06-07

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:39:28

Memphis punk rocker Jay Reatard has lit up the blogosphere over the last couple years, but he's been raising a racket for the better part of the past ...more

Sigur Rós

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:25:56

For a band that's built a nearly decade-long reputation on being inscrutable—at the risk of flirting with formula as their catalog has grown—Sigur Rós ...more

High Places

03/07 - 09/07

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:20:38

High Places' compilation of digital singles, 03/07-09/07, should be required listening for anyone who equates minimalism with simplicity. The release ...more

Jet Black Stare

In This Life

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:24

Vancouver's Jet Black Stare exhibit a supercharged, rock n' roll gusto that's bound to rattle at least a few stripper poles. The band have found the ...more

A-Trak

Running Man: Nike+ Original Run

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:16:25

For someone who has had the most seemingly perfect trajectory toward musical stardom—from slicing and dicing his way to every turntablist championship ...more

Nas

Untitled

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:41:54

New York City rapper Nas had a snappier, more in-your-face title in mind for his latest effort. He wanted to call it N*****, obviously an ...more

RZA

Digi Snacks

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:01:56

Digi Snacks' first single, "You Can't Stop Me Now," sums up the whole record. On the third installment of his "Bobby Digital" trilogy, RZA proves that ...more

Willie Nelson

Two Men with the Blues

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:45:27

Maybe this particular collaboration between one iconoclastic great from country and one revered great from jazz should have been titled Two Dudes ...more

My Chemical Romance

The Black Parade Is Dead!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:16:36

The Black Parade Is Dead showcases two sides of My Chemical Romance. The DVD/CD perfectly captures the band's mindblowing performance of their 2006 ...more

David Banner

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:20:14

Anticipation was high for David Banner's fifth studio album. His blend of political commentary and razor-sharp wit has made him one of the premiere ...more

Dirty Pretty Things

Romance at Short Notice

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:49:49

Usually, it's former Libertines frontman, the perennially unkempt and disheveled Pete Doherty who's making a tabloid racket, and not for his musical ...more

Ratatat

LP3

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:42:52

Brooklyn sure has their share of electro-rock acts these days, with LCD Soundsystem and Battles finding success last year outside of the tri-state ...more