By Laura Libert, April 2008
It seems like every article I regale you with either excess revelry or unbreakable camaraderie experienced between my coworkers and I. I wonder if some readers suspect elaboration. Read the rest of this entry »
By the Sassy Crafter, April 2008
It’s springtime, and that means people are spending more days outside tinkering in their yards. Why not enjoy your garden in the evenings too, by setting the mood with these resourceful garden lights? Sure you can buy some of those new-fangled solar lights, but old-fashioned candlelight is sure to be more alluring. Read the rest of this entry »
By Hank Stram, April 2008
It’s more than a little amusing watching the Republicans and their big-media surrogates feign bewilderment that some of us find it creepy that they insist on using the appellation Barack Hussein Obama. “What’s the problem?” they ask. “His middle name is Hussein. Why shouldn’t we use his middle name?”
By Robbie Sipes, April 2008
The ‘greening’ of today’s marketplace has almost reached every corner; healthy and sustainable choices are everywhere. A rapidly expanding variety of organic spirits is also rising to the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »
By Gregory Turner, April 2008
Next time you’re grocery shopping, skip those granola bars filled with additives and preservatives. Instead, check out this granola recipe that’s sure to have you traveling the trails at top form.
By Travis Fristoe, April 2008
Heretic Pride, 4AD Records
While a shocking number of my friends wrangle over Bob Dylan, a more relevant subject — John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats – gets overlooked. Or, like Fugazi, ignored as some sort of separate, unattainable mountaintop. Not that Darnielle seems to care. He’s been too busy touring and releasing recording after recording for the past 15 or so years.
By Fred Sowder, April 2008
Supreme Balloon, Matador
First off, this is not your parents’ Enigma-type electronica. True, in the past they have worked with Björk, whom your mother probably even sometimes likes in an it’s-oh-so-quiet sort of way. Matmos, however, are known at times to turn up the noise and squelch – perhaps not all the way up to Merzbow or Squarepusher standards, but enough to keep most everyone but the serious electronica heads away.
By Matt Walker, April 2008
Accelerate, Warner Bros. Records
While it’s become clear that R.E.M. probably won’t ever reach the greatness of albums like Murmur or Life’s Rich Pageant again, their newest is the best they’ve offered in over a decade.
By Fred Sowder, April 2008
Lust Lust Lust, Vice
This duo from Denmark has put out a spotty set of albums over their three-disc career. On Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes kick things off on a good note with the vamping “Aly, Walk With Me,” which should satisfy those pining for a new Garbage album.
By Matt Walker, April 2008
Deep in the Woods, High Wheel Records
Apparently Dragged by Horses have described themselves as sounding like a “violent orchestra” and “natural disaster,” and the press release that accompanied the album backed up these claims promising “insane energy,” “well-designed chaos” and “heavy, sharp and intelligent tracks.”
