Suspended Animation
Would you trust Mike Patton with your children? The workaholic mad genius has put together a delirious mix of thrash, noise, avant-jazz, and his own…
Hit Me Again
What's up with the Australians lately? They've been pretty quiet since the days of AC/DC and INXS, but in the last few years, they've been…
AstroPOP! for April 2005
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews! April 2005 AstroPOP! is brought to you with musical reviews by igDana, igLiz, Chilly C, imaginary marcel,…
Misadventures in Radiology
Elliott Smith fans take note: while nobody could ever replace Elliott, Andrew Morgan will surely bend your Smith-missing ears in a positive direction. As Morgan’s…
Say What You Mean
You probably have friends who don't like country music, but love Johnny Cash. Or perhaps they don't like reggae, but love Bob Marley; or they…
Blood Diamonds
If you are new to Brent Amaker and his former musical incarnation Dorkweed, it might be wise to ignore the first track, "Technology," on the…
Melinda and Melinda
"Of course I'm communicating - could we just not talk about it?" Woody Allen's latest annual offering, Melinda and Melinda, tells two different tales of…
The Skin of Light
Sonic Youth. Right away that's my first thought, and as the first track "Scratching the Sunlight" builds through its first five minutes, that thought becomes…
Graham Coxon, with the 22/20s and the Vacation
It's not often that we imaginary girls fear entering a club. But when we arrived to Chop Suey for the Graham Coxon show, we approached…
This Is Farewell
I used to love the fey, jangly, indie-boy/girl pining of twee-pop. I wore lots of sweaters, wrote lots of poems, stared longingly at artsy girls…