If Earlimart’s Mentor Tormentor suffers in anyway, it is from the usual symptoms of prolonged artistic gestation, namely overloading
AuthorCody Shaffer
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Film Review: Superbad
Superbad is admirable, if only for its dual aims of creating the best teen sex comedy ever, and telling an honest story about coming of age, but it is not perfect.
They Might Be Giants – The Else
The Else is at least the most consistent album that They Might Be Giants have released yet.
Ozomatli – Don’t Mess With the Dragon
Don’t Mess with the Dragon stands out because it captures an already great band maturing and progressing, becoming better instead of treading familiar water.
Miles Davis – Cool and Collected
I suppose Cool and Collected in a Haphazard Fashion doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but it would probably be more accurate.
The Who – Endless Wire
The Who’s mini-opera Endless Wire is an unexpectedly good release coming from a band so far along in their career
TV On the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
Tunde Adebimpe may be the only standout vocalist in indie rock today. You could argue for Antony as a possible rival, but as amazing as Antony
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Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum
In an almost ironic way, the music Kraftwerk has spawned is now reflected back again in the band
Mando Diao – Hurricane Bar
The reason I would choose Mando Diao over the many retro-rock revivalists (I think I just dry-heaved writing that) is because they are a complete package.
William Elliott Whitmore – Ashes to Dust
William Elliott Whitmore is nothing if not rootsy.