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Friday, February 3 2012

The Barbaric (and Poetic) Yawp of Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne performs live for you on 6 February 2012.


Thursday, October 6 2011

Grouplove: Never Trust a Happy Song

The Los Angeles quintet settles for a mixed bag of goods on their debut album. Or perhaps a mixed bag of bads is more applicable?


Thursday, September 22 2011

Today’s Seriously Sagging Britches Have a Precedent in the Society Challenging ‘Zoot Suit’

Kathy Peiss takes us back to a time whe “clothes make the man” led some to adopt a wild sartorial departure from the mainstream, and others to beat them viciously for it.


Wednesday, September 21 2011

100 Monkeys: Liquid Zoo

The album's inconsistent, but 100 Monkeys have too much talent to go unrecognized.


Monday, February 14 2011

Seven Saturdays: The Snowflakes That Hit Us Became Our Stars

Homesick Angeleno drafts a love letter to his native city.


Friday, February 11 2011

Happy 50th, Henry Rollins

A conversation with Henry Rollins, who is turning 50 this February. He discusses what it's like to get older as a celebrity, his radio show and his upcoming tour.


Wednesday, September 15 2010

Rose’s Pawn Shop: Dancing on the Gallows

Dancing in the Gallows owes a little bit to a thousand influences from other, sturdier homes, but it never quite finds its own.


Thursday, June 24 2010

HEALTH: DISCO2

Noise-rock foursome gets the remix treatment for a second time, featuring work by Pictureplane, Small Black, and Tobacco. Oh, and there's this one new HEALTH original, too.


Wednesday, June 23 2010

E3: 15-17 June 2010 - Los Angeles

This year's show brought few shocking surprises, with a lot of the previews focusing on the slew of impending 3D games.


Thursday, May 6 2010

Murs & 9th Wonder: Fornever

Murs and 9th Wonder collaborate once again in hopes of sparking some of the same magic they've showcased in the past.


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  2. Beach House: Bloom (Reviews)
  3. Tea with 'Sherlock': Investigating the Investigators (Features)
  4. Sunk? This 'Battleship' Stunk! (Short Ends and Leader)
  5. Top Ten Lost Midwest Punk Singles (Sound Affects)
  6. Tenacious D: Rize of the Fenix (Reviews)
  7. 20 Questions: Kate Bornstein (Features)
  8. 10 Pieces of Cinematic Art That Require Revisiting (Short Ends and Leader)
  9. Punk Rock's Pet Sounds: An Interview with Bomb the Music Industry! (Features)
  10. Like 'Doom', In Heels (Moving Pixels)
  11. Counterbalance No. 82: U2's 'Achtung Baby' (Sound Affects)
  12. She's a Rainbow: A Tribute to Donna Summer (Features)
  13. 'Albatross': A Not-So-Weighty Coming-of-Age Meets Mid-Life-Crisis Film (Reviews)
  14. This Is All There Is: The Boredom of Lessened Expectations (Short Ends and Leader)
  15. Go Goth!: Ranking the Burton/Depp Collaborations (Short Ends and Leader)
  16. We Will Avenge Them Or… Be Avenged?: The Individual in the US Experience (Features)
  17. The Queen and Her Crayons: An Interview With Donna Summer (Features)
  18. Best Coast: The Only Place (Reviews)
  19. The Best Canadian Records of the Year? The Fun Agony of Voting for the Polaris Prize Long List (Sound Affects)
  20. Something’s Wrong with the Black Widow! (Graphic Novelties)
  21. Flash Points: Mommy's Breast, Marriage Equality and Why Chipotle Is King (Features)
  22. Sergio Leone: Something to Do with Death (Columns)
  23. Counterbalance No. 83: The Stooges' 'Fun House' (Sound Affects)
  24. Killer Mike: R.A.P. Music (Reviews)
  25. Willie Nelson: Heroes (Reviews)
  26. Like a Jack London Story on Steroids: 'The Grey' (Reviews)
  27. The Cult: Choice of Weapon (Reviews)
  28. 'People's Pornography': The Mundanities of Pornography and Surveillance Culture (Reviews)
  29. Various Artists: Occupy This Album (Reviews)
  30. Feeling '80s Spirit: Post-Hardcore Punk for the Plastic Generation (Columns)
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