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Event Review by Keith Mercer
Up (Warner). Review by Jeff Montgomery
Bring It On (The Music Cartel). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Adam (Mondo Melodia/Ark 21). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Lust (Madpunx). Review by David Lee Beowülf
The Friend I Once Had (March). Review by Anton Wagner
Empty Bottles Broken Hearts (Sub Pop). Review by Gail Worley
Chris Di Salvatore (Atlantis: A Rock Opera). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Event Review by Frank Mullen
The Joy of Joplin (Sony Classical). Review by David Lee Simmons
How We Quit the Forest (Columbia). Review by Phil Bailey
Killing You With Rock (September Gurls). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Faith/Far Away (Dark Horse). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Feature
The Singles (Mercury/Chronicles). Review by Gail Worley
When Satan Lives (Roadrunner). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Darkskies (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban
from the Alan Lomax Collection (Rounder). Review by Anton Wagner
Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak
J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.
John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.
Get to the theater tonight for Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All, Alexandria Bombach’s latest documentary, one night only!
Speedfossil’s in love with a girl on the internet, on “IRL” from Room With A VU, Vol.1.
Rad Brown and Buffalo Stille (Nappy Roots) premiere their second single from forthcoming LP Upper Crust Confections, “Only Love,” today at Ink 19.
Ben Folds adds new dates to his Paper Airplane Request Tour.
HEALTH continue their mission to make everyone love each other, bringing their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR to the Mile High City, where Steven Cruse gets to be a very lucky middle-aged industrial fanboy.