With all the experimental indie rock, hardcore and tons and tons of hip hop out there, sometimes it’s nice to hear an album that’s full of songs.  You know songs: Verse-chorus-verse?  Structure?  Harmony on the chorus or at the end of a line?  That’s what we got here with Grayson Capps. A little East Coast [...]

Seven Nation Army (White Stripes cover) -Ben l’Oncle Soul -Kate Nash -Kelly Clarkson -Dead 60s Army Corps of Architects-Death Cab for Cutie

A band is either brand new, desperate, or crazy when it offers all of its music for free.  And New Animal are probably all of the above. This band from Georgia make ambient pop with lots of echo and moody moaning.  It’s just two guys, but it sounds as big as the room. Good stuff, [...]

They’ve released a photo of The White Queen in her panties!  Stop the presses! Now, don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t kick her outta bed or anything, but she ain’t no Emma Frost.  She doesn’t have the hips or boobs for the part.

Gang Gang Dance‘s Saint Dymphana coulda and shoulda been the best album of 2008–it was a fascinating blend of beats, sounds of instruments and vocals, world music and indie rock . . . And it was made by a Brooklyn band! Shame on me for not putting it in my top 10. Well, not one [...]

- Comics Alliance‘s weekly review of great art includes Wolverine and Thor pics by Bill Sienkewicz, Mike Deodato’s portrait of Joker, a Nightwing kissing booth(!), and much, much more.  One of my favorite weekly articles. – The archive has a new Drive-By Truckers show, with a great cover Mavis Staples’ Respect Yourself.  Check out the [...]

I figured, instead of breaking it up by media type, as I usually do in this column, I’ll do a Kasey Kasem reverse countdown. ‘Cause, I mean, everybody loves a list, right? Hit the break for news about Thor 2, But first, as per our new effort to boost trade sales and improve your reading [...]

99 Problems-Aloe Blacc Bring the Noize Runners-Public Enemy vs. Dexy’s Midnight Runners In My Arms (Bette Davis Eyes Remix)-Mylo You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate cover)-Tom Tom Club Knight Rider-DMX Crew (courtesy of Versions Galore)