Tuesday, May 3 2011
Gorillaz: The Fall
Gorillaz release an absorbing if necessarily inconsistent travelogue album recorded during their 2010 tour.
Friday, December 3 2010
‘Burnout’ Ruined Racing Games For Me
What puts Burnout ahead of other arcade racers like Split/Second and Blur is a single and perfectly implemented mechanic: the ability to ram cars.
Wednesday, September 15 2010
Definitely Maybe the Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s
Half the fun of lists like this is tearing them down immediately after they’ve been built up.
Tuesday, November 3 2009
15 Years Later: Blur’s ‘Parklife’
Parklife is like a dream date -- it's smart, it's funny, it rocks, it's tender, it gets your blood pumping, and when it's over, you can't wait to do it all over again.
Wednesday, July 29 2009
Blur: Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur
Sure, Blur were at times all over the map, but this two-disc set actually accentuates the incongruities of their occasional diversity by odd selection choices, bizarre sequencing, and about as much focus as a shuffle button.
Friday, June 5 2009
Blur - Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur Video Collection (new album / videos)
Thursday, June 4 2009
Graham Coxon: The Spinning Top
It's a thing of beauty to see one of the best guitarists in recorded history reach his creative peak after so many years of effort and doubt.



































