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Extra Golden: Thank You Very Quickly
Extra Golden Thank You Very Quickly Rating: 2.5 Label: Thrill Jockey buy it at insound! The idea behind the formation of Extra Golden has an air of magic to it. Music entomologist member of
Read More »Röyksopp: Junior
Röyksopp Junior Rating 3.5 Label: Wall of Sound buy it at insound! Warm and engaging, Röyksopp’s latest effort Junior finds Norwegian electronica partners Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge hosting a party with some of
Read More »Thunders: The Sympathetic Oscillations EP
Thunders The Sympathetic Oscillations EP Rating: 3.5 Label: A Squared Industries buy it at insound! I love music with meaning and importance as much as anyone, but you know, sometimes you just want your
Read More »New Found Glory: Not Without a Fight
New Found Glory Not Without a Fight Rating: 1.5 Label: Epitaph buy it at insound! Not Without a Fight doesn’t feel like much of a fight was put up at all in the process
Read More »Concert Review: Future Clouds & Radar
In a city that has only the faintest hint of a music scene with a functioning pulse – though locals still like to boast that the blues originated in St. Louis – and very
Read More »Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Rating: 4.0 Regent Releasing 119 Minutes In Japan, the sudden loss of position and income carries with it a degree of shame and embarrassment far beyond what we might
Read More »Junior’s: Brooklyn, NY
386 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-852-5257 www.juniorscheesecake.com I am not sure when my passion toward cheesecake, that dreamy concoction of creamy cheeses merged with sugar, vanilla and eggs, first developed. The ingredients are
Read More »The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard Dir: Sean McGinley Rating: 2.0 Magnolia Pictures 87 Minutes One of the pleasures of working on staff with other film aficionados is that we can compare notes. When we love
Read More »Obits: I Blame You
Obits I Blame You Rating: 5.0 Label: Sub-Pop buy it at insound! Sometimes I put on an album and I wonder how Barry from High Fidelity would respond to it. I’m pretty positive that
Read More »This Will Destroy You/Lymbyc Systym: Field Studies (Split EP)
This Will Destroy You / Lymbyc Systym Field Studies (Split EP) Rating: 3.5 Label: Magic Bullet Records
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