LIARS: LIARS (MUTE) *** Liars traveled from 'hot' to 'challenging' to 'impenetrable' over the course of its first three albums. Accessible might not seem like the next logical stop, but after 2006's 'Drum's Not Dead,' there likely wasn't anywhere else to go except completely over the edge. ...more

November 2, 2007

TRAVIS MORRISON HELLFIGHTERS: ALL Y'ALL (BARSUK) *** Despite the implied ruralism of the title, Travis Morrison's second post-Dismemberment Plan album is decidedly urban, populated by cynical singles waiting for the end of their relationships, if not the world. ...more

October 26, 2007

THE BRUNETTES: STRUCTURE & COSMETICS (SUB POP) ** There's much to be said in favor of breezy pop music. For New Zealand duo The Brunettes, though, the breeze is everything. ...more

October 19, 2007

ANGELS OF LIGHT: WE ARE HIM (YOUNG GOD) *** If Angels of Light has done nothing else over the course of its last four albums, it's proven that ex-Swans leader Michael Gira doesn't need the industrial-goth barrage of his old band to make frighteningly intense music. ...more

October 12, 2007

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October 2, 2007

Last week, we ran the request by Carol Kingsley of Tampa for a simple chocolate pudding recipe from scratch that included cocoa, butter, cornstarch, vanilla and milk. Janet Hamilton of Citrus Park is certain she has what Kingsley wants. ...more

September 26, 2007

Last week, we ran the request by Carol Kingsley of Tampa for a simple chocolate pudding recipe from scratch that included cocoa, butter, cornstarch, vanilla and milk. Janet Hamilton of Citrus Park is certain she has what Carol wants. ...more

September 25, 2007

To help you get started on your own food video, check out these Web sites: YouTube (youtube.com) - The Google-owned video site is the big boy on the block. You can find food videos by plugging in terms such as 'cooking' or 'recipe,' but there is the chance your search will bring you nonfood results (such as 'The Pancake Song'). ...more

September 5, 2007