Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Anberlin - New Surrender (2008)
Pop-Rock / Hard Rock
Upbeat is the word of the day as pop-rock troupe Anberlin continue their transformation from angry Nirvana acolytes into penners of synthesizer-laden treadmill anthems.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Silverchair - Young Modern (2007)
Rock / Pop / Chamber Pop
A far cry from the derivative grunge of their teenage years, the grown-up chamber pop of Young Modern solidifies Silverchair as the biggest modern pop/rock band to make such a Beatlesesque transformation.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Rail - Rail (2008)
Jazz / Fusion / Post-Jazz / Experimental
Self-labeled “post-jazzers” Rail have a lot more in common with alt-rock and punk than they do with classic rock. Their self-titled is like jazz fusion without the boring wank and updated for the new millenium.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Starfucker - Starfucker (2008)
Synth Pop / Bitpop / Indie
The unfortunately named Starfucker play splendid, yummy synth-pop that comes out like Pinback with Nintendo controllers in place of guitars.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Audio Fiction - Audio Fiction (2008)
Retro Pop-Rock / ’80s Revival / Punk
Just in time for autumn, these ten summery tracks drip retro cool. Don’t worry, the really cool kind: Hendrixian octave guitar madness, double X chromosome swagger and Siouxsie peek-a-boos. Angelfish lovers rejoice.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Search/Rescue - The Compound (2008)
Pop / Rock / Indie
From the ashes of career industry-haters Acceptance and Gatsbys American Dream comes the straighten up, fly right, soaring pop of Search/Rescue—originally released on CD only in Japan.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Explaining Linux to the layman computer user
LinuxHaxor.net poses this challenge to skilled Linuxers:
You have five minutes and ten sentences to explain Linux to a complete newbie, without the geekery mumbo jumbo. What would you say?
Now, I’m not a skilled Linux “haxor” by any means, but I’ve had enough good and bad experience with Linux since I started using it a couple [...]
Emarosa - Relativity (2008)
Alternative Rock / Punk
Like many other singers with a unique style, Jonny Craig’s head-turning vocals both imbue Emarosa’s Relativity with powerful distinctiveness, and drag it down with the same few overused techniques.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Ashes Divide - Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright (2008)
Hard Rock / Stadium Rock / Pop
A Perfect Circle founder Billy Howerdel’s much-lauded skill in creating guitar-borne ambiance goes missing for this disappointing mess of barely-above average stadium rock.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Under the Influence of Giants - Under the Influence of Giants (2006)
Pop / Dance Rock / Funk
Under the Influence of Giants deliver half an album of adrenaline-pumping dance-funk and half an album of aimless water-treading on their half-refreshing self-titled debut.
