September 22, Breeders will release Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition) on 4AD. Remastered from the actually not-lost original analog tapes, the two-disc special includes unreleased tracks for the megastans.

Blood Lemon. Review by Scott Adams.

Sneaks uses electronic layers and a disaffected delivery to create something that lives in the past and in the future and only circumstantially in the present.

M. Ward could get by on his smoky velvet voice alone, but he also happens to be a supreme connoisseur of what alert musicians call songcraft.

Belly brought lot of grit and a touch of grace to the Bowery Ballroom in NYC.

Bully greets Orlando with apathy and anger toward one of its theme parks. Jen Cray smiles and thinks, “Man, this band would have fit in well in the nineties!”

We Are Nots (Goner). Review by Jen Cray.

Good things come to May Terry, who waited through a half-dozen bands before Grass Widow closed out the Panache Northside Showcase in NYC.

Fate to Fatal EP. Review by Shelton Hull.

O (Team Love). Review by Jen Cray.

‘93 - ‘03 (Cooking Vinyl). Review by Linda Tate.

Sucks Blood (CastleFace). Review by Jen Cray.

Speaking with vocalist Vice Cooler and guitarist Steve Touchstone of the undefinable trio of XBXRX , Jen Cray got them to talk about the brilliance of Kill Rock Stars, recording with Ian Mackaye and Steve Albini and how their live shows have resulted in permanent scarring.

Friend Opportunity (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Jen Cray.

Talking with Sienna DeGovia , vocalist/bassist for The Randies , is like chatting with a friend, as Jen Cray found out recently.

Saw The Light (Elicit/Majestic). Review by Jen Cray.

Sweet Weaponry (Heinous/Doghouse). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Mouthfeel (Daemon). Review by Jen Cray.

After 11 years of not speaking to one another, the Pixies are back together and touring. The fans come out in droves, as the band sells out show after show, including a recent trip to Orlando. Jen Cray reports.

Evergreen [Reissue] (Temporary Residence). Review by Aaron Shaul.