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    • Stay Positive

      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 Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid

      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

    • A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

      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

    • Singles 06-07

      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

    • Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

      Sigur Rós

      Með suð í eyrum við 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

    • 03/07 - 09/07

      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

    • In This Life

      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

    • Running Man: Nike + Original Run

      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

    • Untitled

      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

    • Digi Snacks

      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

    • Two Men with the Blues

      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

    • The Black Parade Is Dead

      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

    • Greatest Story Ever Told

      David Banner

      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

    • Romance at Short Notice

      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

    • Lp3

      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

    • Identified

      Vanessa Hudgens

      Identified

      Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:29:24

      The raven-haired Vanessa Hudgens has all the trappings of pop superstardom. She's pretty and accessible, with a built-in fan base from her work on ...more

    • Agony & Irony

      Alkaline Trio

      Agony & Irony

      Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:38:15

      Alkaline Trio, led by darkly charismatic frontman/guitarist Matt Skiba, have several prominent things in common with fellow longtime post-hardcore, ...more

    • RMXXology

      Various Artists

      RMXXology

      Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:36:21

      Delicious Vinyl's RMXXology is a strange beast. Take their in-house pop-culture cult classics and throw an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink remix ...more

    • Last Days at the Lodge

      Amos Lee

      Last Days at the Lodge

      Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:17:37

      Since giving up his career as an elementary school teacher to pursue the life of a working musician, Philly-born singer/songwriter Amos Lee has sold ...more

    • Apocalypso

      The Presets

      Apocalypso

      Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:16:18

      Following up their well-received debut album, Beams, Australian dark electro-pop duo The Presets return to dance floors across the globe with ...more



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