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In REVIEWS:
This backyard recording is something to look forward to.
Pianist tries to pin down music's slipperiest ghost.
Post-punk legends go long with their improvised rock.
Electronica for hipsters.
Look behind the curtain.
Techno collective keep Iceland cool.
[Alt] hip-hop is
so
not dead.
Sometimes less is way more.
America, fuck yeah.
'70s glam plus indie rock equals big sexy time.
Why?
They're walking on sunshine.
Major-label new kids still need nurturing.
The guitars are, like, immortal.
Perfectly pointed. Perfectly noisy. Perfectly Reznor.
Mark E. Smith, dancing a little and failing to rock out.
BRMC leave the darklands to embrace their inner anti-hippie.
He's mad as hell, and he's not gonna take it anymore.
We'd like to solve the puzzle...
Resolutely unhip, but still ass-kicking.
See you next time.
It's never a good idea to put "abominations" in your album title.
Cocked for rock. Loaded for bear.
Welcome to the next level.
Dir En Grey's heaviest yet-not necessarily a good thing.
Some things should stay the same.
This trio will make you take your hands
off
your hips.
Only demon-possessed, krank amp-toting cowboys need apply.
...That's what evolving Welsh rock bands are for.
Finessing the line between familiarity and contempt.
Melancholy is the new rock.
I'm pickin' up good vibrations.
Balitmore's brightest dial up a gem.
Re-planting Heavy Vegtable
NYC cubist-funk weirdoes deliver their masterpiece.
A blast from the past that probably should have stayed there.
Engine up.
Jazz-punk freakouts from a supergroup of sorts.
De-Pulped but still tangy.
Perfecting loneliness, imperfections and all.
B-sides are a music nerd's best friend.
Is Paddy the wicked witch of the Midwest then?
Warp-approved new-wavers sound old before their time.
Strident crusties divulge inconvenient truths.
Fun and depressing at the same time.
More like haunted house.
Just like a Pop-Tart: Sugary on the outside, hot on the inside.
Goodgoodgood
The beast man cometh.
Overproduced for maximum fun.
At this rate, why not?
Post-hardcore's newest leaders stick to their (winning) formula.
In AP&R:
You, Me, And Everyone We Know
The Lifeline
In Letters
Farewell To Freeway
In LOW PROFILES:
The Vincent Black Shadow
Vanna
New Atlantic
In This Moment
k-os
The Graduate
Maxïmo Park
In ASK THAT GUY:
Threats
IAN HUNTER
might have started as a glam-rock icon, but his soul remains trend-proof.
In FEATURES:
The Academy Is...: Out There A Minute
Poison The Well: No More Sorry
The Locust: Swarm, Plague Or Other
The Fall Of Troy: Fighting The Fight
Anberlin: Heaven Sent
In SCREENING:
Close-Up: Seth Rogen
Also Starring: Daniel Gillies
Behind The Seen: The Whitest Kids U'Know
Paprika