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Spin Cycle: How to Destroy Angels, An Omen

Spin Cycle: How to Destroy Angels, An Omen

Two EPs in, How to Destroy Angels is showing no signs of living up to the duo referenced by their name.

Metal Monday Volume 98 (11.26.12)

Metal Monday Volume 98 (11.26.12)

The latter half of the fall music release season is undoubtedly filled with greatest hits albums and b-sides/rarities collections. The key to standing above the rest is to have an album such as Kylesa’s recently released From The Vaults, Vol. 1 stand on par with some of your best work. Whether you got into Kylesa through recent gems like Static Tensions of Spiral Shadow or were there from the beginning, there’s no doubt you’ll like something on From The Vaults, […]

Spin Cycle: Green Day, ¡Dos!

Spin Cycle: Green Day, ¡Dos!

Finally, two months after ¡Uno!, we get to some good stuff.

Spin Cycle: Mike Doughty, The Flip is Another Honey

Spin Cycle: Mike Doughty, The Flip is Another Honey

The Flip is Another Honey is less a “covers album” than “another Mike Doughty album”.

Spin Cycle: Crystal Castles, III

Spin Cycle: Crystal Castles, III

Does “III” meet electronic act Crystal Castles’ high standards?

Spin Cycle: Soundgarden, King Animal

Spin Cycle: Soundgarden, King Animal

After a lengthy break, do rock titans Soundgarden come roaring back with their new album, “King Animal?” Check out our review.

Spin Cycle: Ne-Yo, R.E.D.

Spin Cycle: Ne-Yo, R.E.D.

Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo’s fifth album, “R.E.D.” is another chapter in the career of one of modern pop music’s finest talents.

Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus

Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus

Damn, Christina. Why are you so damn defensive? She’s a Grammy winning bombshell with a shelf full of Grammy Awards and platinum albums. Rolling Stone named her one of the 100 greatest vocalists of all time before she turned 30. She has a cushy job judging aspiring singers on one of TV’s highest-rated shows. Still, Christina Aguilera constantly finds herself fighting some unnamed enemy and adopting a defensive stance in her music. A decade since she staked her claim to […]

Spin Cycle: Matthew Ryan, In The Dusk Of Everything

Spin Cycle: Matthew Ryan, In The Dusk Of Everything

Singer/songwriter Matthew Ryan delivers another outstanding album of confessional music with his latest, “In The Dusk Of Everything.” Check out our review.

Spin Cycle: Shiny Toy Guns  III

Spin Cycle: Shiny Toy Guns III

Reunited and it feels so good, Shiny Toy Guns are back with their third album, III. See what we have to say!

Spin Cycle: Macy Gray Talking Book

Spin Cycle: Macy Gray Talking Book

Because Macy Gray covering Stevie Wonder was *such* a good idea.

Spin Cycle: The Coup, Sorry to Bother You

Spin Cycle: The Coup, Sorry to Bother You

Boots Riley is just as pissed off as ever on “Sorry to Bother You”. Check out our review.