For quite some time, the Mommyheads have delivered the sort of complex pop and lyrical insight that fills in the cracks and gaps in your musical thinking with new ideas and sounds.

Juliana Hatfield is once again in the middle of an unstoppable creative streak, now mixing her needle-sharp pop sensibilities with some truly out-there production.

Weird music from the south

Waffles, Triangles & Jesus (PIAPTK Recordings ). Review by James Mann.

Surf music from the hills of North Carolina washes up on the Orlando shore and pelts Carl F Gauze with free fried chicken. Southern Culture on the Skids is back in town.

A Map of the Floating City (Lost Toy People Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Zombified (Kudzu Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Kudzu Ranch. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Are You From Dixie? (D-Fens Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Revealed at last: the source of Southern Cuture on the Skids’ chicken obsession! Rick Miller and Mary Huff share the secret of their “Eight Piece Box” with Christopher Weingarten.

Event Review by Drew Id