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Chris ConatonFeatures ComicsComic-Con 2008: Bigger Than Ever, But Does That Mean Better?[7.Aug.08] :. Comic-Con 2008 was a long weekend of geeked-out bliss and a chance to rub elbows with everyone from tiny independent comic artists trying to sell their books to big Hollywood stars. But it also meant gigantic crowds and impossibly long lines. Reviews MusicTelepathique: Last Time on Earth[28.Aug.08] :. Telepathique is a bilingual electro-funk duo from Brazil. Their debut album attempts to merge pop sensibilities with club-oriented tracks, but only succeeds about half of the time.  MusicE.S.L.: Eye Contact[28.Aug.08] :. A band that consists of piano, cello, violin, and drums. An all-female group unafraid to cover Neil Young and the Beastie Boys. A song that compares a lover to Secretariat. E.S.L. is all of these things.  MusicMatthew Sweet: Sunshine Lies[26.Aug.08] :. Sweet has been low-profile for most of this decade, but Sunshine Lies is a great return to form for one of the best power-pop artists of the '90s.  MusicGolden Animals: Free Your Mind and Win a Pony[22.Aug.08] :. Golden Animals' debut full-length is a slice of '60s blues and psychedelia with a heavy debt to the Doors.  MusicStarling Electric: Clouded Staircase[20.Aug.08] :. Bar/None picked up the formerly self-released debut of this dreamy indie-pop band. Harp, organ, piano, flute, and glockenspiels all get tossed into the mix, and most of it actually works. Music Cancer Bats: Hail DestroyerEvents Less Than Jake and Goldfinger with Big D and the Kids TableMusic The Orchid Highway: The Orchid HighwayMusic The Band of Heathens: The Band of HeathensMusic The Mother Truckers: Let's All Go to BedEvents Roger Clyne and the PeacemakersMusic Bridges and Powerlines: Ghost TypesMusic Bum Kon: Drunken Sex SucksMusic Everest: Ghost NotesMusic Fall of Serenity: The CrossfireEvents RadioheadMusic Blip Blip Bleep: Alarm Clock, Snooze Bar, Wake UpMusic Wolftron- Flesh & FearsMusic Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers: Turbo OchoMusic Instant Orange: Instant OrangeMusic God Fires Man: A Billion Balconies Facing the SunMusic The Battle Royale: Wake Up, ThunderbabeMusic Porcupine Tree: Nil RecurringMusic The Felice Brothers: The Felice BrothersMusic Scott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast: Adventure BoyMusic Streetlight Manifesto: Somewhere in the BetweenBlog posts Sound AffectsWeezer - "Pork and Beans"[26.May.08] :. Weezer have always had a knack for making great videos. Spike Jonze's early work with the band on the low-key but clever "Undone (The Sweater Song)" and the innovative "Buddy Holly" video that... |
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