Records
The Rosebuds: Loud Planes Fly Low
The Rosebuds are almost too consistent. Though they’ve released five solid—for lack of a better word—albums in the past eight...
Jun 19, 2011
Tracks
Curren$y: "This is the Life"
It might be his dumb flow, but Curren$y’s magnificence seems effortless at this point. He pumped out two breezy classics...
Jun 19, 2011
Tracks
SASKATCHEWAN: "Dreamboat"
If I asked myself what Orlando, Florida dudes dream of, I don’t think my response would be anything close to...
Jun 18, 2011
Tracks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: "Senator"
In Bryan Charles’ (amazing) 33 1/3 entry on Wowee Zowee (1995), Stephen Malkmus admits he can’t write songs the way...
Jun 17, 2011
Concerts
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. / EMA
In a city already bristling with intimate venues and a nepotistic local scene jam-packed enough to fill ‘em—here’s looking at...
Jun 16, 2011
Records
Fucked Up: David Comes to Life
Boy (David) meets girl (Veronica). Girl dies. Boy thinks it might be his fault, spends the next 68-plus minutes asking,...
Jun 15, 2011
Records
Ford & Lopatin: Channel Pressure
It’s easy to talk about how certain strains of music seem to come from other worlds; it’s considerably harder to...
Jun 15, 2011
Records
Gucci Mane: The Return of Mr. Zone 6
It’s strange to say this about an artist who releases music like most of us flip open our laptops in...
Jun 15, 2011
Records
Sanso-Xtro: Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain
Welcome to the world of Sanso-Xtro, where eerie nocturnal noises mix with toy noises, and breathy, indistinguishable female vocals dip...
Jun 15, 2011