Chris Payne is a music journalist and former college radio music director from New Jersey. He also writes at criticalmob.com and blogs at betterlookingppl.tumblr.com.
Reviews
Monday, November 7 2011
Ladytron: Gravity The Seducer
Ten years into their synth-poppy career, Ladytron's music is still frigid and shows no signs of thawing.
Tuesday, September 6 2011
Every Avenue: Bad Habits
Well-meaning Midwestern pop-rockers unleash a back-to-school record for the Bamboozle set
Thursday, July 28 2011
Old 97s: Grand Theatre Volume 2
Venerable alt-country bingers double dip on fan-approved album series.
Monday, June 27 2011
Kaiser Chiefs: The Future Is Medieval
From predicting riots to predicting new album models... For a band once built around spry choruses and chugging guitars, this is a costly error indeed.
Thursday, June 16 2011
Crystal Stilts: In Love with Oblivion
Brooklyn mope rockers evoke decades' worth of doom and gloom.
Blogs
Friday, July 29 2011
Amy Winehouse: The 27 Club and Her Place in Music History
Though the troubled UK singer seems to fit the bill for rock 'n' roll's fabled 27 Club, Amy Winehouse will almost surely face some resistance.
