Buddha Electrostorm (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle/ Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One (Chunklet Industries). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Matthew Moyer gets all dreeeeeeeamy with Portland’s upstart dreampop army, pacific UV. They’ve just released an album that rivals Sigur Ros for lushness - what’s next?

Surrealistic Picnic (FDH Records). Review by James Mann.

So Gone (Misra). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Half Smiles of the Decomposed (Matador). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Satanic Panic in the Attic (Polyvinyl). Review by Jason Feifer.

Elephant 6, psych-pop,Of Montreal,Satanic Panic in the Attic,Polyvinyl,Jason Feifer

Up In Flames (Domino). Review by Stein Haukland.

Meet Yr Acres (Full Frame / Poor Poor). Review by Stein Haukland.

You Are Superior (Kindercore / Electric Watusi Boogaloo). Review by Stein Haukland.

Matt Cibula talks with The Bill Doss, co-founder of Olivia Tremor Control, as he discusses his new group, The Sunshine Fix, and their upcoming album Age of the Sun – not to mention Buddy Ebsen.

The Soundtrack to the Film… (spinART). Review by Jason Plender.

Expo 2000 Athens, featuring Josh Bloom, the Parcels, the Marble Index, Je Suis France, Seasick Crocodile, the Wee Turtles, I Am the World Trade Center, Velma, Easy, Sleeping Flies, Eight Track Gorilla, Japancakes, Kincaid, Babalu, Tullycraft, Kings Of Convenience, Masters of the Hemisphere, the Essex Green, Of Montreal, From Bubblegum to Sky, the Four Corners, VHS Or Beta, From U 2 S, N 2 Her, Electronic Watusi Boogaloo, DJ Daniel Collas, Taking Robots to the Prom, Summer Hymns, Marshmallow Coast, Junior Varsity, Dressy Bessy, Birdie, the Sunshine Fix. August 8-12 at various venues throughout Athens, GA. Event review and photos by Andrew Chadwick.

Black Foliage: Animation Music (Flydaddy). Review by Matthew Moyer