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String Cheese - String Cheese

by Alan Ranta on 05-29-2008

Paul Adolphus - The Dawn Wind

by Alan Ranta on 05-08-2008

Genesis - In The Beginning

by Alan Ranta on 03-21-2008

Music Reviews

De Novo Dahl - Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound

by Alan Ranta on 05-19-2008

Living Legends - The Gathering [EP]

by Alan Ranta on 05-15-2008

Eric Avery - Help Wanted

by Alan Ranta on 05-12-2008

Earles & Jensen - Just Farr A Laugh Vol. 1&2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!

by Alan Ranta on 05-09-2008

Monotonix - Body Language [EP]

by Alan Ranta on 04-22-2008

The Cat Empire - So Many Nights

by Alan Ranta on 04-21-2008

Bochum Welt - R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Body)

by Alan Ranta on 04-18-2008

Roommate - We Were Enchanted

by Alan Ranta on 04-16-2008

The Apples In Stereo - Electronic Projects For Musicians

by Alan Ranta on 04-14-2008

DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling

by Alan Ranta on 03-27-2008

Faunts - M4

by Alan Ranta on 03-24-2008

Eliot Lipp - The Outside

by Alan Ranta on 03-19-2008

No Kids - Come Into My House

by Alan Ranta on 02-20-2008

Eels - Useless Trinkets; Essential Eels

by Alan Ranta on 01-18-2008

The Fucking Wrath - Season Of Evil

by Alan Ranta on 01-09-2008

Sarah Blasko - What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have

by Alan Ranta on 12-18-2007

News

Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, The Folk Hero, Gets Served

by Alan Ranta on 05-05-2008

Features

Laura Veirs: "We didn’t want to make a dark children’s record, but we didn’t want to avoid darkness altogether."

Bathetic Records: "The internet is good for finding artists, but it's also full of whackos and phonies with half-baked ideas. We don't exactly hype that shit."

Steve Hauschildt: "Failed pop is surprisingly fertile and rich with possibility."

Imbogodom: "Every time we record it seems like it's 'the last time,' so it's always special."

News

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Battles announce Dross Glop 2: Even Drossier 2 the Street: the Legend of Curly's Gold remix 12-inch

Lotus Plaza to release Spooky Action at a Distance on Kranky, receives belated credit towards physics degree

Toro y Moi jumps in his WABAC machine, plans archival 7-inch box release

Extra Life plant Dream Seeds in your ears and mouth on April 10; prepare for half-remembered insemination

Black to Comm to release Earth from its universal (and cinematic) confines via De Stijl

The Souljazz Orchestra heads south of the border for first major US tour, heats up mild American winter

Mogwai! They're coming for you! Mogwai! They're going on tour! Mogwai! They're made out of bees!

Paul McCartney yanks his solo albums from Spotify. Oh NO! They were all SOOO GOOOOOD!!!

Hot Snakes touring the West Coast, to the dismay of Indiana Jones

The Beach Boys are reuniting on the Grammys this Sunday. NOW will you watch?

Kimya Dawson tours the US, hippity hoppity, do do n' doo, and a cherry on top!

Hush Arbors and Arbouretum announce a split LP sans nostalgic Americana and foxes and the like

Neil Young officially confirms TWO new albums with Crazy Horse; fuck yeah fuck yeah fuck yeah fuck yeah fuck yeah

RIP: Mike Kelley, artist and founding member of Destroy All Monsters

Metallica announce their own two-day festival in Atlantic City and put Liturgy on the bill just to see how mad real metal dudes get

Nate Wooley starts quarterly online music journal — for the people!

Paul McCartney yanks his solo albums from Spotify. Oh NO! They were all SOOO GOOOOOD!!!

Oneohtrix Point Never and Sun Ra Arkestra added to Jeff Mangum's ATP lineup. Suck it, Lollapalooza 95!

The Raincoats announce more US tourdates, but like in a really cool, down-to-earth way, you know?

Jack White to release his first solo album on April 24. Just kidding, all of his albums are solo albums.

Swans release limited edition two-disc live album, which consequently sells out faster than the speed of our typing

Steve Reich composing Radiohead-inspired piece — first person to use the word "remix" gets injured

oOoOO releasing new EP Our Loving Is Hurting Us on Tri Angle in April; oOoOOh snap!

The Beach Boys are reuniting on the Grammys this Sunday. NOW will you watch?

Music Reviews

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Philippe Petit - Oneiric Rings on Grey Velvet

Philippe Petit
Oneiric Rings on Grey Velvet

Grex - Second Marriage

Grex
Second Marriage

Crooked Necks - Alright Is Exactly What It Isn’t

Crooked Necks
Alright Is Exactly What It Isn’t

Pigeons - They Sweetheartstammers

Pigeons
They Sweetheartstammers

Lana Del Rey
Born to Die

Graham Lambkin
Amateur Doubles

Cloud Nothings
Attack on Memory

of Montreal
Paralytic Stalks