Local Anesthetic (Smooch Records). Review by Scott Adams.

The Fallen Aristocracy EP (Matinée). Review by Aaron Shaul.

as an ex-anorexic’s six sicks exit… (self-released). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Defective Epitaph (Hydra Head). Review by Matthew Moyer.

1985-1987 (Smooch Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

RJ Bowen knows that She Wants Revenge is a dish best served cold at the Club@Firestone in Orlando. Wait, that makes no sense whatsoever…

Venus Doom (Sire). Review by Jen Cray.

Tatterdemalion (Stonegarden Records). Review by Sean Slone.

In the Bronze Age (Postfact). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Songs of Eta Carinae (Beta-lactam). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Science (Hybris). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Various Artists (Fearless). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Who has the courage to not only cover the Cure’s immortal New Wave prom classic “Just Like Heaven,” but also name her CD after New Order’s equally beloved “Bizarre Love Triangle”? Kyrby Raine talks to San Francisco’s Charlotte Summer.

Playing The Angel (Sire/Reprise/Mute). Review by Jorge C. Galban.

Thirty Seconds to Mars are deliriously sleep deprived when they sit down with me for a quick Q and A before taking the stage at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.

Songs for the Human Listener (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

London’s Bloc Party capture the essence of a rainy summer day at Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival, winning over a skeptical Jen Cray in the process.

Dance/pop darlings of the 80’s, Erasure, bring a flamboyant display of unadulterated fun to Orlando’s House of Blues. Jen Cray is pleasantly surprised.

Bizarre Love Triangle (Planet XOX). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Grab That Gun (Mint). Review by Aaron Shaul.