Feb 07, 2012 Music Web Exclusive

On dance-prog epic "Ye, Renew the Plaintiff," of Montreal freak-genius Kevin Barnes nearly screams himself hoarse: "I'm desperate for something, but there's no human word for it/I should be happy, but what I feel is corrupted, broken, impotent, and insane." More

Feb 07, 2012 Comic Books Web Exclusive

Tank Girl: Bad Wind Rising is a naughty bit of chaos. The dirty words and wordplay and suggestive, frenzied, and loony-yet-detailed art are kind of nasty in a beautiful way. And funny.  More

Feb 06, 2012 Music Web Exclusive

In 1902 French director Georges Méliès released the short film Le Voyage Dans la Lune (aka A Trip to the Moon). It is considered to be the first sci-fi movie, in which, over the course of 14 minutes a group of scientists land on the moon and fight mushroom monsters, before returning home safely. More

Feb 06, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

With 2009's Exploding Head, A Place to Bury Strangers screeched past the sophomore slump, receiving roughly the same critical response they did for their debut—a handful of music scribes who couldn't handle the obvious influences, and a handful who welcomed another take on the 1-2-3s of JAMCs and MBVs. More

Feb 03, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

A departure from the hushed bedroom delicacy of 2009’s Beasts of Seasons, La Grande ushers in a new direction for Portland, OR-based songwriter Laura Gibson.  More

Feb 02, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

It’s nice when an artist seems to realize his own limitations, and instead of attempting to compensate, does his best to navigate the next album accordingly. More

Feb 02, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

Leila’s rickety electronic bleats, pitter-patter drums, and moody, stargazing atmosphere make her close in kin with some of the hallowed legends on her new label, Warp.  More

Feb 01, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

Imperial Teen have been making records since 1996’s Seasick, long enough to write a how-to manual on the keyboard driven power pop formula. More

Jan 31, 2012 Music Issue #39 - Best of 2011

Singer/songwriter (and guitarist/pianist) Amber Papini has a rueful and luminescent voice that fills up every corner of her debut release with her competent band, Hospitality.  More