When we think about Halloween and art, we sort of automatically think of film. And why not. We have a decades-long library of movies designed to scare the pants off us. But […]
Tournament of Rock: Antony and the Johnsons vs. Rose Hill Drive
UPDATE: As of Tuesday morning Rose Hill Drive is leading Antony & the Johnsons 61-39% – a healthy, but far from insurmountable lead. You have until Thursday midnight to log your vote. […]
Tournament of Rock: Gogol Bordello vs. Epsilon-Zero
UPDATE: Epsilon-Zero fans, you better step up to the plate, because as of the moment (Tuesday morning, 8am) your band is getting poleaxed by Gogol Bordello, 89%-11%. Voting closes Thursday night, and […]
Tournament of Rock I: IAMX vs. Animal Collective
UPDATE: As of this moment (Monday, 9am MDT), IAMX leads Animal Collective by a 69%-31% margin. If you haven’t already, give both artists a listen and register your opinion in the poll […]
TunesDay: The best CDs of 2008, pt. 2 – the Platinum LPs
Our Best CDs of 2008 continues today with a review of the super-premium Platinum Award winners for Excellence in rocking and rolling. As with last week’s Gold Awards, these are in alphabetical […]
TunesDay, pt. 2: Project Phoenix launches
Today S&R presents a second TunesDay, completely free of charge. The anticipation is finally over: Project Phoenix, the new CD from Fiction 8, is now out. And was it ever worth the […]
TunesDay presents our band of the week: The Birthday Massacre
One of my top CDs for 2007 was Walking With Strangers by The Birthday Massacre. And one of the top CDs of 2005 was Violet, also by TBM. About the harshest criticism […]