I grabbed a handful of new CDs I wanted to listen to the other day as I headed out to the car. ...more

January 16, 2009

BLITZEN TRAPPER: FURR (SUB POP) ***½ Somewhere along the way, bands having a sound became bands playing in monochrome - wedging themselves into their own pigeonhole such that even a slight variance sends Spin or Rolling Stone swooning about "eclecticism." ...more

October 24, 2008

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStations 2 and 3, coming soon ...more

September 19, 2008

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Sony PlayStations 2 and 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Windows PC ...more

August 28, 2008

WOLF PARADE: AT MOUNT ZOOMER (SUB POP) **½ Combine new wave quirks with lo-fi indie rock and you'll get, well, a mess, and not necessarily a hot one. As on loudly praised debut album "Apologies to the Queen Mary" (2005), Wolf Parade misses almost as often as it hits on its sophomore disc. ...more

August 14, 2008

The knock at the door at 9 a.m. was soft. Through the window, I could see it was my new neighbor, Beth, and her small daughter, Adrianna. They had just returned from a trip to Pittsburgh and had visited one of the Carnegie Museums. At the gift shop, they picked up a souvenir for me. ...more

August 6, 2008

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS ...more

July 18, 2008

System: Sony PSP Publisher: Sony ...more

July 4, 2008

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Sony PlayStation 3 (PS2 version comes out Dec. 11) ...more

November 30, 2007

System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Also available for: Sony PlayStations 2 and 3, Windows PC ...more

October 5, 2007