Review

The Bloody Beetroots: Romborama (Downtown)

Dark avengers of electro take not prisoners.

Review

Mr. Hudson: Straight No Chaser (Mercury)

Wake up Mr West. Not everything you touch turns to gold

Review

DJ Fuzz & Malique: KO The Mixtape (Qarma Musiq/Bum Squad Malaysia)

Malique’s original gets the remix treatment and is A-OK!

Review

R. Kelly: Untitled (Jive)

Naughty R&B sex king makes sounds that go bump in the night

Review

Wilco: Wilco (Nonesuch/Warner)

Wilco’s 7th studio album finds balance in violent lyrics and Americana

Review

Dinosaur Jr: Farm (Jagjaguwar)

Slacker rockers get serious (after 20 years)

Detonate

Detonate: Them Crooked Vultures

Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zep’s John Paul Jones join forces

Music

Filmatic Sound

A glimmer of hope for the future of post punk.

Review

Bad Lieutenant: Don’t Dismiss This

Bad Lieutenant is more than a self-indulgent outing.

Review

I Was King: Royal Fuzz

I Was King sings about ‘Norman Bleik’.