The majority of pop music does not age well, ending up sounding pretty silly less than ten years after its creation. The mark of a classic album is its ability to sound fresh and relevant years after its original release. All the great ones sound as good today as they did when they […]

Movie soundtracks generally fall into two categories: plot centerpieces that advance the story or background music that serves primarily to keep the moviegoers awake during sequences without dialogue. The Life Aquatic Soundtrack definitely falls into the latter category, compiling Sven Libaek’s elevator jazz, Mark Mothersbaugh’s amalgam of Baroque orchestras and techno synths and drum […]

Thirteenth Step is a somewhat enigmatic release from post-grunge supergroup A Perfect Circle, at times as punishing as frontman Maynard Keenan’s other (primary?) project, Tool, and other times as beautiful and gentle as dream pop (albeit without the melodic sensibilities). In a world where even Staind fans can’t distinguish between their singles, Thirteenth Step […]

The most important detail about Armageddon Through Your Speakers is one that will likely turn many listeners away without giving them a chance. Bionic Jive are a rap-metal band, in every sense of the hyphenated word. Armageddon Through Your Speakers features pummeling riffs and rhythms fronted by two MCs that spit rhymes like […]

Alien Crime Syndicate’s Dust to Dirt charges right out of the box with “Take Me to Your Leader,” one of the band’s crunchy punk-pop ditties, and then travels a straight line all the way through its final track. Through all twelve tracks, Alien Crime Syndicate stick to what they do best, and they do […]

Let’s get one thing straight - Toronto native (amd Broken Social Scene member) Jason Collet’s Motor Motel Love Songs is neither innovative nor groundbreaking. However, while he hasn’t rewritten any rules of the game, Collett has crafted a fine album, one that any fan of alternative country-rock can appreciate and enjoy. When listening to the […]