Metric
The hard candy sweetness of Metric doesn’t quite sugar the ears of Jen Cray the way she thought that it would.
The hard candy sweetness of Metric doesn’t quite sugar the ears of Jen Cray the way she thought that it would.
The Sounds strut back through Orlando and Jen Cray is part of the small but devoted crowd that welcomes them.
Something to Die for (SideOneDummy Records). Review by Jen Cray.
The Sounds bring an ear-pleasing mix of alt-pop gems and a hefty dose of star power to Orlando’s House of Blues.
The Sounds take a night off from their opening stint on No Doubt’s big tour to seduce an excited Orlando audience, Jen Cray among them.
Ode To Ochrasy (Mute). Review by Jen Cray.
Yes Yes To You (Absolutely Kosher). Review by Jen Cray.
The Sounds and Morningwood on the same bill. Just take your clothes off at the tour stop and prepare for a night of debauchery. Jen Cray is there to join in on the fun!
Pop gems, nostalgia, stars, retro-dance, electric disco, New Wave, alternative, and Broadway. Yes, Virginia, this is Ben Varkentine’s list of great albums for 2004.
Living in America (New Line). Review by Ben “Hear That Sound” Varkentine.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
J-Horror Rising, a curated collection from the late ’90s and early 2000s, spotlights three lesser-known gems from the influential J-Horror movement. Phil Bailey reviews Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman, St. John’s Wort, and Inugami.
Traveler (Wide Brim Music). Review by Randy Radic. Featured photo by @annaazarov.