On her latest release, fiery-haired singer-songwriter Neko Case lightens the tone, musically, while trekking into deeper territory, emotionally. With Middle Cyclone, Case, who’s developed something of a reputation for avoiding…
Indigo Girls – Poseidon and the Bitter Bug (2009, Vanguard) Purchase this album (Amazon) To a 19-year-old roiling with existential crises, the Indigo Girls’ major label debut was the perfect…
Some things just don’t go quite the way they’re planned. For instance, I was supposed to be over the moon and in love with U2’s latest album, No Line on…
The fantasy of owning a time machine is a fun one, isn’t it? Most people would go back and stop Hitler. Patton Oswalt would go to 1983 and kill George…
Unfortunately, time has caught up with the Bottom Feeders camp, so there will be a one-week delay for the 45th installment. (Dave just wants everyone to read the 44th installment…
As the film adaptation of the seminal graphic novel Watchmen hangs on at movie theaters — it hasn’t exactly lived up to box-office expectations — a lot of questions have…
One of my friends had a complaint about the personal financial press: why is it, she wondered, that they are telling people now about raising emergency funds and living below…
French duo Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer met at a theater production in the late ’70s and an instant musical bond was formed, one that took them from rock to…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE You know that sinking feeling you get when you hear your boss say: Á¢€Å“Hey, can I see you in my office?Á¢€ Yeah, you know what…
Uncle Donnie gets pissed very rarely, but when he does he can certainly lay into you. I wonder what Scott Weiland thought when he got this. Á¢€”RS TO: Scott Weiland…
While browsing through the archive the other day, I realized it’s been awhile since we’ve had a contributor for the Lost MP3. So, I put out a call to some…
Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
Tonight Japan and Korea will face off in a grudge match at Dodger Stadium Á¢€” having already split four games over the last two weeks — in the finale of…
Television programming executives despise smart, engaged viewers. Like, uh, me, for instance. IÁ¢€â„¢m the kind of guy who jacks up their focus groups and bell curves. I record their shows…
1989 found Elvis Costello in the throes of a full-on identity crisis. He had always been more than what the general perception gave him credit for; some of his earliest…
South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (2009, Paramount) purchase this DVD collection from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I havenÁ¢€â„¢t been a steady watcher of South Park since its early days,…
“Six hours of sleep is enough for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. “Á‚ – King George III Madness – “Madness” Iron Maiden – “Can…
BOTTOM LINE: The most viscerally unique performance in New York right now. Unparalleled and unexpected, it’s a great way to spend an evening. Many people consider New York City a…
“What is so dangerous about a character like Ferris Bueller is he gives good kids bad ideas.” So says Principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), who’s out to catch the most…
Topless Robot counts down the 13 greatest Garbage Pail Kids and — oh happy day — the 10 best movie games for the Atari 2600; The A.V. Club finds 20…
Earlier this year, on my Twitter feed, I said something to the effect of “I can think of no argument against Demi Lovato’s music career.” It was a statement I…
K’naan – Wavin’ Flag from Troubadour (2009) Illinois – She’s So Funny from Kid Cat: 20 Songs Mastered (2008) Michael Penn – Me Around (Live) from Live From KCRW (2007)…
There’s a particular school of cultural critic — you know the kind — who are forever seeking signs that the world is going to hell in a bucket. One phenomenon…
I got word that Natasha Richardson had died Wednesday evening. But the Internet had killed her off Tuesday afternoon. And that bothers me. Word came via an erroneous report on…
Since its inception, this column has at times deviated from the strict parameters that most Á¢€Å“movieÁ¢€ columns adhere to. In many ways, my intention has always been to touch on…