John Vanderslice: Pixel Revolt

August 23, 2005 | Music Reviews

John Vanderslice - Pixel RevoltBest known, to me anyway, as the stellar producer of The Mountain Goats’ releases Tallahassee, We Shall All Be Healed, and The Sunset Tree, John Vanderslice also steps out on his own once in a while, and this is one of the better results. Read more

Broken Spindles: Inside/Absent

August 23, 2005 | Music Reviews

Broken Spindles - Inside/Absent Joel Peterson, a.k.a. Broken Spindles, is probably always going to be somewhat left of center, even in an industry where center chases left of center. Inside/Absent is no exception. This is not his surprise cowboy pop record. Read more

The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema

August 23, 2005 | Music Reviews

The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema The third New Pornographers record is actually a time machine. No, not because it sounds like any particular band from the 60s, 70s, or any other decade, but because it reminds you of a time when indie music was first getting big in the mid-90s. Read more

Windsor For the Derby: Giving Up the Ghost

August 16, 2005 | Music Reviews

Windsor For the Derby - Giving Up the GhostIs it acceptable, nay responsible, for a record reviewer to describe an album as beyond description? Crap, I should start over then. Giving Up the Ghost moves through moods as easily as said spirit slips through the walls of an old house. Read more

Waco Brothers: Freedom and Weep

August 16, 2005 | Music Reviews

Waco Brothers - Freedom and WeepFreedom and Weep is all fine enough, cleanly executed and moderately compelling, drifting between straight country and indie pop. But it’s got no bite. Read more

Flotation Toy Warning: Bluffer’s Guide to the Flight Deck

August 16, 2005 | Music Reviews

FTW Once you stop giggling about their name, Flotation Toy Warning’s debut Bluffer’s Guide to the Flight Deck will unscrew you from your head and leave you floating out by Neptune. It’s that kind of album. Read more

Mobius Band: The Loving Sounds of Static

August 9, 2005 | Music Reviews

Mobius Band Members of Mobius Band have apparently relocated to Brooklyn. Lord knows Brooklyn needed more young, scruffy, literate indie musicians, who only make up approximately 99% of the borough’s current population, all of them hunting for an audience not composed solely of other striving art bands. Read more

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Martha Wainwright Announces Tour, New Album
Video: Flight of the Conchords, “Ladies of the World”
Video: Kate Nash on the Tonight Show
Warped Tour Announces Lineup, Adds Matisyahu and Chiodos
Video: Death Cab For Cutie “I Will Posses Your Heart” on Letterman

Features

Bob Mould: Legendary Punk Rock Vet
The Raveonettes: The Danish Duo Is Back For A Triple Serving of Lust
Witch Amps Up The Stoner Rock Formula On Paralyzed
Tinariwen: Mali Rebel Rock and Roll
Dianogah: Bass Heavy Chicagoans, Get Noisey
Rob Mazurek Is The Force Behind Free Form Jazz Ensemble, Exploding Star Orchestra
Eyvind Kang’s Journey Through The Yelm Sessions
Saviours: Heavy Metal’s Salvation

Music Reviews

Santogold: s/t
Lo Fine: Not For Us Two
Dan Sartain: Join Dan Sartain
Valet: Naked Acid
The Matana Roberts Quartet: The Chicago Project
Mahjongg: Kontpab
Lyrics Born: Everywhere At Once
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la Band: 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Oppenheimer: Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It
Die! Die! Die!: Promises, Promises

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