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Spin Cycle: Atoms for Peace, Amok

Spin Cycle: Atoms for Peace, Amok

Thom Yorke steps away from Radiohead…but does he sound any different?

The New Release Report: 2/26/13

The New Release Report: 2/26/13

The latest Thom Yorke side project, Atoms for Peace, is one of several quality new releases out this week!

Spin Cycle: Tom Waits' "Bad As Me"

Spin Cycle: Tom Waits’ “Bad As Me”

Back in 2006, Tom Waits released a sprawling odds-and-sods collection called Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards. At a massive three discs, and packaged like a dusty hardbound American tome large enough to bludgeon with, Waits decided to cut directly to the chase: each disc was named after the type of songs contained therein, according to which of the three titular descriptors it matched. That mentality isn’t unique to that set, though; in Tom Waits’ universe, in fact, brawlers, bawlers, and […]

Spin Cycle: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “I’m With You”

Dear Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greetings from a fan! Before I start, let me thank you for the richly-textured, impossibly alive soundtrack you provided for my adolescence through my young adulthood. I haven’t been with you quite since the beginning – you, as a band, have existed longer than me, as a person – but I’ve been eagerly buying your records since I can remember. I love them – cherish them, even. You’ve soundtracked parties for me, long drives through […]