Portishead

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Edible Complex

Cibo Matto's avant pop is more about flava than flavor

Serial Chiller

Cibo Matto's avant pop is more about flava than flavor

Dancing Shoes

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Recordings

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Recordings

The Sneaker Pimps, the U.K.'s newest electronica export, gain a foothold in the U.S.

Risky Business

Seventeen years after its advent, sampling remains mired in legal and aesthetic controversy

Supreme Beings of Leisure

Divine Operating System -- DOS (Palm Pictures)

The Shizz

This (Self-released)

Denali

The Instinct (Jade Tree)

Goldfrapp

Seventh Tree
(Mute U.S.)

The Best Album of 2008? Sorry 'Science,' I Go With Girl Talk

Can an album comprised solely of samples really be an artistic achievement? Honestly, I'm a little bit torn about naming Girl Talk's Feed The Animals the best album of the year. After all, it is a record made up entirely of mashups, so, strictly speaking, there's not a note of new music in this ba ... More >>

Local Indie Types Offer Up Their Best of 2008 Lists

From the this-is-super-cool-but-would-have-been-way-too-much-work-for-us file comes this: Our man Murph has put together a nice assortment of best of 2008 lists by local indie types on his blog, So Much Silence.Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World and Kevin Murphy himself are both in love with Frightened R ... More >>

KonGeror Dreams of Post-Rap Glory in the Frigid North Woods

From the this-is-super-cool-but-would-have-been-way-too-much-work-for-us file comes this: Our man Murph has put together a nice assortment of best of 2008 lists by local indie types on his blog, So Much Silence.Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World and Kevin Murphy himself are both in love with Frightened R ... More >>

Portishead

Third
(Mercury)

Ambulette

Serial poposity

Plant Medley

Chia DVD

8mm

Songs to Love and Die By
(Curb Appeal Records)

Studio Visit

Painter's not afraid to let us watch

Days of Future Passed

"Sheer gonzo aesthetics" save the day in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Original Soul

This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

Tricky

Vulnerable (Brown Punk/Sanctuary)

Lulu in Hollywood

Bedlams (self-released)

Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man

Out of Season (Go Beat)

Scaling Denali

A young Richmond band just might lift its struggling label out of the emo rut

Tricks of the Trade

Sick of fighting the music industry, Tricky's decided to use it instead

Beta Band

Hot Shots II(Astralwerks)

Air

10,000 Hz Legend (Astralwerks)

The Maestro

After writing for more than 400 films, Ennio Morricone remains the man with one name

Morcheeba

Fragments of Freedom (Sire)

Prophet Ear

Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business

Honk If You're Gay, Dad

Is the UK's Gay Dad a nurturing rock patriarch or the Pop that embarrasses you in front of your friends?

Live From New York

Saturday Night Live and DreamWorks Records team up for two not-ready-for-prime-time compilations

PVT: Church With No Magic

​What happens when a previously instrumental band decides to add some vocals to the mix? The jury is still out on that -- just ask RJD2 -- although the reception is never quite as positive as it could be. Australia's PVT (formerly Pivot) are going through these exact same vocal growing pains with ... More >>

'Whip My Hair' Songwriter Lashes Back at Soulja Boy With Diss Track

​What's the real deal: did Soulja Boy actually write Willow Smith's smash hit "Whip My Hair"? Hell no, but he did receive a bit of songwriting credit for a line that came from his own song, "Turn My Swag On."Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson is less than thrilled by the songwriting claim made by Soulja Boy ... More >>

Linkin Park Made Their OK Computer

All hail A Thousands Suns, the finest dystopian fusion a major label can buy

Christopher O'Riley on Ultimatums from Nuns, NPR, and the New Radiohead Album

​ Christopher O'Riley is a classical musician who creates piano arrangements of modern rock songs. He has released tributes to Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, and two Radiohead albums. His latest album, Out of my Hands, features the versions of songs by Nirvana, Portishead, Tears for Fears, The Sm ... More >>

We Were Promised Jetpacks Featured on So Much Silence

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Hollywood Undead Loving Tempe, Working With Korn, and Varied Musical Tastes

​The six musicians of Hollywood Undead blend an eclectic mix of musical tastes -- old school hip hop, heavy metal and classic rock, to name a few. The band wears masks, updated this year based of inspiration from masks created by the fans. The band ha toured the world, helped sell out UK's p ... More >>