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Thursday, November 3 2011

‘Maxwell Street Blues’ Is a Toe-Tapping Time Capsule

By Luke Taylor

Viewing Maxwell Street Blues paradoxically stirs simultaneous emotions of melancholy and elation. Much like what happens when singing the blues.


Friday, September 2 2011

Beyoncé Rocks It Slow and ‘90s Style for Her 1+1 Video

By Enio Chiola


Wednesday, August 24 2011

OK Go vs. the Muppets

By Enio Chiola


Thursday, August 18 2011

Tori Amos’ Latest Video Continues Her Tradition of Cheese

By Enio Chiola

Tori Amos' latest video continues her long running awkward relationship with the visual medium.


Friday, June 10 2011

Robyn Writhes in an Empty Gym While Pleading to “Call Your Girlfriend”

By Enio Chiola


Monday, May 30 2011

Scarlet Season: The Taxidermist

By Matt Edsall

Scarlet Season falls flat with The Taxidermist, resorting to cheesy metaphors and cliché angst-rock beats.


Thursday, May 26 2011

Amon Tobin: ISAM

By Joe Lambert

After four years of work, Amon Tobin returns with the most forward-thinking electronic album you're likely to hear for quite some time: the stunning ISAM.


Friday, February 4 2011

The Trio of Oz: The Trio of Oz

By Quentin B. Huff

Not the Wizard, but the Trio. Popular rock tunes translated into drums, piano, and bass. There's no place like jazz, there's no place like jazz, there's no place like jazz…


Thursday, January 27 2011

Jimmy Edgar: XXX

By Quentin B. Huff

Three ways to tell if taking your production to the 1980s is a bad idea: (1) you'll sound like a robot; (2) your compositions will become too jittery; and (3) your music will sound like a parody.


Wednesday, January 26 2011

Cheyenne Marie Mize: Before Lately

By Quentin B. Huff

Vulnerable but never rebuffed, this Kentucky singer navigates the extremes.


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