Rammstein - Rosenrot Reining from the land of Deutsche, Rammstein has built a name for themselves as wondrous storytellers, a band steeped in imagery and metaphor, scaling the depths of inner-turmoil through compelling and even cutting lyrics. Of course, most of us stateside haven’t a clue. Read more

Moth - Immune to Gravity Don’t let their jump to an indie record label fool you. The guys of Cincinnati-based quartet Moth return - polished and proper - with their fifth LP, Immune to Gravity. Read more

Howe Gelb - 'sno Angel Like You The music of Howie Gelb and his on-again, off-again group Giant Sand is often described as Southwestern, as though we know what that means. Ah, the familiar sound of avocados and lizards. Read more

Slick Ballinger - Mississippi Soul Twenty-one-year-old Slick Ballinger picked up the guitar at age fifteen. He’s shared the stage with such artists as B.B. King and Pinetop Perkins, and even though 94-year-old Othar Turner of the Mississippi Rising Star Fife and Drum Band took young Slick under his wing and taught him to live and breath the blues in a small house with no electricity or running water, there seems to be one key element missing on his debut album: SOUL. Read more

Mogwai - Mr. Beast 2006 has been a damn good year for new records from the world’s favorite indie-rock icons. In March, we can add Mogwai to the list with their first studio album since 2003’s Happy Music For Happy People. Read more

Witch - WitchIt’s been a longstanding tradition in the post-punk music world for members of not-so-hard sounding bands to form side projects that throw their hands up to the heavy music that has influenced many an indie-rock musician. Sometimes this leads to poorly executed metal bands that ultimately mock the genre that the bands are trying to pay tribute to. Fortunately, this is not the case with Witch. Read more



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