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Album Review: Bjork – Biophilia

Arika DeanOctober 13, 2011

Carbon is the building block of life, the one thing on this planet that connects humans to the vast extraterrestrial unknown. Nobody understands this better tha...

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Festival Review and Photos: Bonnaroo 2011, June 10, 2011 – Manchester, TN

Arika DeanJune 12, 2011

Featuring: Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, Florence + The Machine, The Sword, Kylesa, and Phosphorescent....

Festival Review and Photos: Bonnaroo 2011, June 9, 2011 – Manchester, TN

Arika DeanJune 11, 2011

Featuring: Deerhunter, The Walkmen, Band Of Skulls, and School Of Seven Bells....

Listen: Bat for Lashes – “Strangelove” (Depeche Mode cover)

Arika DeanFebruary 22, 2011

Bat for Lashes, otherwise known as Natasha Khan, is a fan of covers. Last year, she did a cover of Radiohead's "All I Need," and we've heard her take on "Us...

Britney Spears announces album title, other details

Arika DeanFebruary 2, 2011

The preeminent pop princess Britney Spears recently announced that her forthcoming album will be titled Femme Fatale. It's a commonly-used phrase and title,...

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez to release compilation of solo material, plans U.S. tour

Arika DeanJanuary 27, 2011

It's not an easy task to keep up with guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Sure, he has a day job as the primary bandleader and songwriter for The Mars Volta, bu...

Jonas Akerlund to direct new Britney Spears video

Arika DeanJanuary 24, 2011

Get ready, y'all (as Britney Spears might say in her Louisiana dialect)--the Jonas Åkerlund-directed video for "Hold It Against Me" is coming soon. If you're a ...

Gorillaz welcome new animated member

Arika DeanJanuary 12, 2011

Most bands wouldn't turn to their fanbase for a new member, but most bands aren't Gorillaz. Perhaps it's a bit easier when your band is comprised of cartoon cha...

Watch the Throne, the collaborative LP between Jay-Z and Kanye West, actually due in March

Arika DeanJanuary 5, 2011

Well, we all know Kanye is prone to talking without thinking first, and when he's at a New Year's Eve party and possibly more than a little tipsy, we can't ...

Album Review: Robyn – Body Talk

Arika DeanDecember 16, 2010

I get so dismayed when this Pitchfork-obsessed generation doesn’t remember Robyn as she was back in the ‘90s. They treat her as a new phenomenon, and that—well,...

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