Arctic Monkeys Get One and a Half Opposable Thumbs Up
What seems to have happened with this band is that the initial skepticism that comes with a first outing on a major label actually gave way to mass enthusiasm. As…
What seems to have happened with this band is that the initial skepticism that comes with a first outing on a major label actually gave way to mass enthusiasm. As…
On my first Midwest tour earlier this year, I had the opportunity to check out some of the diverse sounds boiling out from the center of the continent. One act that particularly stood out was Super Black Market, the latest band to break out of the budding Kansas City indie scene.
Metaform – Metaform Self-Released (2007) By Pete Morcos Neo-soul: a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements…
Fantastic Four: The Silver Surfer Having suffered mightily through 2005’s dreadful "Fantastic Four," I approached this sequel with the confidence of an amputee approaching a combine harvester. As it turns…
Abby Baker – Most people think they need to go to the Louvre to experience art. Such art snobbery denies us the chance to benefit from the art contained within everyday objects. For example, you probably have often picked up a Diet Coke can, opened it, drank it down, and disposed of it in its proper recycling receptacle, never once taking a moment to hold that can at a distance and appreciate it as “art”.