This new collection of Asian packaging and design art reminds Heather Lorusso that sometimes the most interesting things to see in Japan are everyday objects.

Ghost Town (Deaf Jim). Review by Kyrby Raine.

London Bridges (Twentyseven). Review by Aaron Shaul.

David Waxman Presents Ultra Electro (Ultra). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Stage blood, punk rock, a group jam on a John Lennon X-mas song, angular sonics, three top-notch Chicago bands - what more could Chris Catania have asked for this holiday season?

As We Fall (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban.

Pine Cone Temples (Strange Attractors). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Odd Church (Hybris). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Artificial Soldier (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban.

Light (Firefly Sessions). Review by Aaron Shaul.

On a cold New York night, Brittany Sturges and a gang of fellow Philly travellers take in an out-of-town gig by their hometown heroes, Fat City Reprise.

From a Late Night High Rise (00:02:59). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Carl F Gauze tallies 19 deaths in 2006 that somehow affect all of us, even though we may have missed their obituary.

Volume 3 (Acuarela). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Exposure (DMG). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Tito’s Way (Astralwerks). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Where The Devil Dances (Ambiguous Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Between Earth & Sky (EMI/Rethink). Review by Jen Cray.

The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band (Big Dipper). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Ouch! Rhona Scoville not only changes the channel on this collection of poetry, but she smashes the remote and throws the television out the window in prime Keith Moon style.