Music Reviews

Ladytron - Velocifero

Ladytron - Velocifero

Ladytron, an electropop foursome founded in Liverpool, England, have defied the odds ever since their 2002 debut, 604. Some doubted whether the...

Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement

Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement

After selling over 55 million albums internationally, charting numerous hits, and winning enough Grammy Awards to fill a fireplace mantle, what more...

Rosehill Drive - Moon Is the New Earth

Rosehill Drive - Moon Is the New Earth

The music of Boulder, Colorado’s Rosehill Drive has been compared to many other bands, much to their chagrin, and justifiably so. They’ve...

Ed Harcourt - Beautiful Lie

Ed Harcourt - Beautiful Lie

I've always been a sucker for blue music, music with lyrics about death, insanity, losing someone or something you cherish. What...

Computer vs. Banjo - Computer vs. Banjo

Computer vs. Banjo - Computer vs. Banjo

And the award for most unambiguous choice of band name goes to…. Computer Vs. Banjo. Their self-titled debut, released June 17th, is...

Perhapst - Perhapst

Perhapst - Perhapst

Perhapst’s brand new self-titled debut album, Perhapst, is the perfect soundtrack to a long summer evening after work — pour yourself a...

The Two Koreas - Sessions

The Two Koreas - Sessions

I must admit, I was a bit apprehensive as I hit “play" on my mp3 player to open The Two Koreas' new...

The Briggs - Come All You Madmen

The Briggs - Come All You Madmen

Following up to their 2006 album Back to Higher Ground, The Briggs' newest, Come All You Madmen, is a rather entertaining,...

Alltruisms - Clusterbombs

Alltruisms - Clusterbombs

The title for Alltruisms' solo album, Clusterbombs, results from a trip that he took to Laos. While walking through a field...

The Walkmen - You & Me

The Walkmen - You & Me

NYC band The Walkmen wowed audiences with their stripped-down-yet-expansive sound and somber lyrics on their 2002 debut, Everyone Who Pretended to Like...

Year Long Disaster - Chicago, IL

Year Long Disaster - Chicago, IL

Year Long Disaster erupted onstage last Tuesday at the Double Door with a howling, heavy-hitting, true 70s rock flare as lead...

Weezer - Weezer ("The Red Album")

Weezer - Weezer ("The Red Album")

As much as I've always loved Weezer's quirky brand of rock, I truly believe the guys need to reconsider their apparent...

The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

 The Ting Tings’ idiotic and ill-spirited debut, We Started Nothing, released stateside this June 3 on Columbia records, is a forgettable album. Or...

Jon Foreman - Summer

Jon Foreman - Summer

Anytime a member of a successful group releases a solo record, one can’t help but compare it with the work of...

NOMO - Chicago, IL

NOMO - Chicago, IL

NOMO was at The Hideout in Chicago this past Sunday (June 15, 2008) to celebrate their Ghost Rock record release and...

Mugison - Mugiboogie

Mugison - Mugiboogie

Listening to Mugiboogie, the new album from Mugison that drops on June 24th, conjures similar feelings to reading someone's personal journal. Contained...

The Spill Canvas - Honestly, I'm Doing Okay

The Spill Canvas - Honestly, I'm Doing Okay

I did a little research on The Spill Canvas, since I have no idea who they are so I started at...

The Slants - Slanted Eyes, Slanted Heart

The Slants - Slanted Eyes, Slanted Heart

An all-Asian synth-pop/rock band might conjure up certain stereotypes for most people, such as your typical J-Pop band. These are the...

Passenger - Wicked Man's Rest

Passenger - Wicked Man's Rest

It’s inevitable that Wicked Man’s Rest by Passenger will draw comparisons to James Blount, both artists have the reedy, nasal, English lilt...

Bobby Womack - The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years

Bobby Womack - The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years

For anyone who has a penchant for 70s R&B/Soul a la Curtis Mayfield and The Superfly soundtrack, look no further than...

TAB the Band - Long Weekend

TAB the Band - Long Weekend

TAB the Band have been around for less than two years, but already sound like rock veterans. Their debut album was...

Sam Champion - Heavenly Bender

Sam Champion - Heavenly Bender

Heavenly Bender, which drops on July 22, is the successor to 2005's Slow Rewind, an album that garnered reviews of uncharacteristic...

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