Clickers/Night Rally - split Clickers played their last show June 13, 2005 at Great Scott in Allston. In many ways it was fitting that they shared the bill with a mixture of established and up and coming luminaries from Boston... (Read full review)

Doomriders - Black Thunder Nate Newton is a fucking genius. Literally, I celebrate the man's entire catalogue. The Virginia-based Channel was not only one of the most underrated Hardcore bands... (Read full review)

Piebald - Killa Bros & Killa Bees DVD/CD With every band in the known universe releasing a DVD these days, it only seems fitting that Piebald join the club. At least that way, the media form of the music DVD can maintain... (Read full review)

Wolf Parade - EP With the success of fellow Canadians The Unicorn and The Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade have gained a tremendous buzz amongst independent and mainstream music media alike. This e.p. serves... (Read full review)

"Wrecking Crew" by John Albert (Book) The extended title of this book is Wrecking Crew: The Really Bad News Griffith Park Pirates, obviously playing off of the Bad News Bears. This comparison is kind of fitting... (Read full review)

Thunderbirds Are Now! - Necks The first song on this album is titled "Essentially, it's a Viking funeral hymn for those whom hath slain red-haired berzerkers." I think you know... (Read full review)

V/A - Goodbye Better: A Musical Compilation This comp from the Brooklyn label, Goodbye Better features an eclectic mix of musical styles and concerns, from lo-fi oddities to the... (Read full review)

1.1.06

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Whenever art is alluding to another piece of art, the two become in competition with each other. I'm Wide Awake it's Morning is in many ways prodigal songwriter Conor Oberst's most realized work. It shies away from the "chamber-pop" ensembles of... (Read full review)

Death Cab For Cutie - Plans I have to say that I really expected more from Death Cab's major label debut. It is instantly noticeably more produced than any previous album. The single, "Soul Meets Body" is somewhat interesting... (Read full review)

Deerhoof -The Runners Four Deerhoof is non-definable. At once, "The Runners Four" finds this prolific Oakland group incorporating noise, free jazz, dub, lounge, surf and the best work of The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground ... (Read full review)

Off Minor - Innominate Innominate refers to the three sub-bones of the hip in human anatomy. This makes sense considering that lead singer/guitarist Jamie Behar is a medical surgeon with special interest... (Read full review)

Piles - Boston Vs. Burlington Piles is a power trio from Dorchester, MA that play that itchy, jerky, mathy style ala Shellac, Unwound and Oxes with a touch of the early 90's Seattle sound. The majority of ... (Read full review)

So L'il - Dear Kathy Whoever came up with the theory that the best bands come from Brooklyn certainly has their points. There are multiple varieties of genres re-interpreted in an engaging manner... (Read full review)

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Compared to 2004's Seven Swans, Illinois offers thicker textured harmonies and instrumentations, which further proves the point that everyone and I mean EVERYONE ... (Read full review)