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• Cryptacize Go Digging for Treasure

  by j. poet•July 16, 2008•Comments (0)

  A cowbell, an Autoharp, and an electric guitar—it’s not the trio of instruments most people starting a rock band would put on their must-have list. But these are the elements that mark the music of the aptly named Oakland band Cryptacize, the trio of Michael Carreira, Chris Cohen, and Nedelle Torrisi. Cryptacize is making some of the most beautiful and mysterious music around. The band’s debut, Dig That Treasure, released in early 2008 on Asthmatic Kitty, is obviously pop (read more)

• Dark Side of the Death Star (or How I Wasted Eleven Months of My Life)

  by James Greene, Jr.•July 9, 2008•Comments (10)

  White Zombie’s landmark 1992 album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 certainly seemed like the type of sample-heavy rock freak-out that would align perfectly with a wild, outer space adventure starring Mark Hamill. Also, I figured it would be pretty cool watching Darth Vader parade around to all those bad-ass metal riffs. That alone might keep me from dozing off in the middle of said experiment. The following evening (read more)

• The Old Believers

  by Angela Zimmerman•July 9, 2008•Comments (0)

  "though old-timey in nature they employ a somewhat innovative use of instrumentation" (read more)

• The Best Books on Music of the Last Six Months

  by C! Team•June 25, 2008•Comments (7)

  There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life. (read more)

• Solomon Burke

  by Matt Gewolb•June 18, 2008•Comments (0)

  "a fine but flawed album that’s missing the fire of his previous outings" (read more)

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