IK Mukltimedia, who make some incredible software and recording tools announced that Syntronik™, the legendary synth powerhouse for Mac® and PC, is […]

And to the point I made in the opening, about how I was all for feminism. I feel it becomes very dangerous when we can’t criticize the criticizers. When we instantly have to accept someone’s assumption that a supposed ‘ism’ has been leveled upon them (be it race-sim, sex-sim, age-ism). And when we get branded as perpetrated that ism when we don’t buy a broad-brush PC solution-like Disney’s-lock, stock and gun-to-my-crotch barrel.

At the Drive-In in.ter a.li.a (Rise Records) One of the most exciting things that happened to me this year was finally getting […]

Beach House B-Sides and Rarities (Sub Pop) Beach House’s B-Sides and Rarities is a compilation album full of gentle atmospheric tunes, and […]

Rancid Trouble Maker (Epitaph Records) In my eighth grade school picture, it’s 1996 (how time flies!), and much to my mother’s chagrin, […]

Ride Weather Diaries (Wichita Recordings) Ride is arguably one of the most lauded British bands to come from the “shoegaze” movement. Their […]

The Mission is solid, if not so inspiring, but Styx can still deliver what they have always done best, even this far into their journey.

While Lindsey Buckingham is a wonderful songwriter/guitarist and producer, he’s not the best at editing himself and with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie lending their talents here (and knowing Stevie Nicks bagged out of a new Fleetwood Mac project leaving Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie as the obvious next move) I feel this is not exactly the best collaboration from these two we could have gotten.

Royal Blood How Did We Get So Dark? (Warner Bros.) British rockers Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of the band Royal Blood […]

Something Good is a clear, well-reasoned, expertly played and written EP from Matteo Scher.