Sep 08, 2011
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Between his split from The Wailers in 1974 and his untimely murder in 1987, Peter Tosh laid down a solo legacy that included several of reggae's most essential, classic albums. Columbia/Legacy has reissued Tosh's first (and best) two solo albums, Legalize It and Equal Rights, in deluxe editions packed with rare and previously unreleased bonus materials. More
Image Comics
Written by Jonathan Ross; art by Tommy Lee Edwards
Sep 07, 2011
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Jonathan Ross, who's described in shorthand as "the British David Letterman," is a huge comics nerd, and has put his creative energy into a comics project with noted artist Tommy Lee Edwards. Turf is a tale weaving together several compelling genres: vampires, aliens, and gangsters, all vying for supremacy in prohibition-era New York City. But the cacophony of ideas may be more ambitious than successful. More
Sep 07, 2011
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HTRK is pronounced "Hate Rock," FYI (the omitted AEOC seem to be available for a band name, if you're looking). This pair of Londoners (via Berlin and Melbourne) create raw, plodding electro, all 808s and cave acoustics, gritty textures and oscillated drones, and a dark, skeletal aesthetic. More
Published by (Chicago Review Press)
Sep 06, 2011
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Publishing this biography only a year after Patti Smith's brilliant memoir Just Kids was either a good or bad idea: Dancing Barefoot could appeal to fans of Smith's book or simply pale in comparison. More
Sep 06, 2011
Music
#37 – St. Vincent
Dance records are typically coated in layer after layer of sound, tracks of synth piled atop one another like a cake with so much icing that it oozes through the sides. The Rapture doesn't subscribe to that philosophy. They never have. An undone quality washes over their songs, giving them some edge. More
Sep 05, 2011
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White Hills have honed their mellow-harshing space rock into an effective brain-drill with H-p1, now expertly wielding that Hawkwindian heritage with spitfire fury and a newfound lyrical purpose. The band calls it reactionary— “symbolic of the simplification of complex ideas to keep the masses from questioning the system,” says the band’s Ego Sensation (birth name, no doubt). More
Starz, Fridays, 10/9 Central
Sep 02, 2011
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After running (or rather driving) into the sunset with a bleeding Captain Jack in her car, Ester and the team have reassembled in Wales to stage a final stand against…well they’re really not sure.
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DC
Written by Geoff Johns; Art by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope
Sep 02, 2011
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The final issue of Flashpoint bids adieu to the old DC Universe and ushers in their rejiggered line, dubbed as "The New 52." If you have the choice, it's better to skip this issue and pick up the OK Justice League #1. You won't miss much. More
Sep 02, 2011
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How Hella can have the energy to keep cranking out their spastic, ludicrous-composition noise rock, let alone the brainpower required for memorizing all the parts, is anyone's guess. But sure enough, the duo—just the original two-piece for this one—is at it again. More
Sep 01, 2011
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In the past nearly 30 years, Tommy Keene has established himself as one of the preeminent champions of power pop. His ninth album, Behind the Parade, makes a further case for his continued reign on the genre. More
