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Internal Debate: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johannson

September 8, 2009, 12:00 am

The question before our Staff Writers for this latest go ’round for Internal Debate was a curious one. Namely, what …

Internal Debate: Arctic Monkeys, Humbug

September 1, 2009, 12:00 am

The early returns, at least from our end, on Humbug, the latest from Arctic Monkeys, should merit major consideration for …

Internal Debate: The Dead Weather

July 28, 2009, 12:00 am

The reviews are in for the latest from The Dead Weather and, for the most part, the feedback sounds great. …

Marissa Nadler – Little Hells

July 24, 2009, 9:11 am

Rating: /10

Marissa Nadler followed a basic formula for her three previous albums. Her guitar provided a simple but hypnotic melody that …

East Hundred – Passenger

July 20, 2009, 9:11 am

Rating: /10

“I’m not saying that it’s easy, lets not make this hardier than it needs to be,” Beril Guceri sings on …

New Roman Times – On The Sleeve

July 15, 2009, 10:23 am

Rating: /10

“Smoke in Your Disguise” opens up On the Sleeve in all its new wave glory. While it’s not particularly happy …

Crystal Antlers – Live at Emo’s

June 15, 2009, 8:52 pm

Prior to seeing Crystal Antlers live there were still factors about the band that I was pretty much blind to. …

Spinnerette – Spinnerette

May 19, 2009, 2:46 pm

Rating: /10

A couple months ago I practically went apeshit over Spinnerette’s four-song Ghetto Love EP. As a long-time fan of …

Honey Claws – Healer EP

May 7, 2009, 9:44 am

Rating: /10

Experimental is such an easy label to throw at a band. If it doesn’t easily fit into one of the …

Lovers – I Am The West

May 5, 2009, 11:18 am

Rating: /10

Changing your signature sound is a risky proposition for any musician, the reaction from which can go two ways. In …