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Show Review: Cloud Cult and Wilderness of Manitoba at the Neptune, Seattle 8/25/11
words and photos by Suzi Pratt

Show Review: Cloud Cult and Wilderness of Manitoba at the Neptune, Seattle 8/25/11

Suzi Pratt brings us a beautiful set of photos from Cloud Cult’s Seattle show. They had a painter on stage!

Sidewalk Empire: One Ticket to Blackout Town, Please
by Eddie Ahn

Sidewalk Empire: One Ticket to Blackout Town, Please

Turtles like to drink coffee in San Francisco. Eddie Ahn’s website is ehacomics.com.

TAKE REMEDY – Hello
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

TAKE REMEDY – Hello

Every so often there is a sound so completely and totally unique that it defies effective description beyond anything but the most general terms. Hello [...]

FUTUR SKULLZ – S/T
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

FUTUR SKULLZ – S/T

They may be older than your average crusty dudes playing a thrashy, punk/metal hybrid, but the guys in this band — who have all done [...]

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Blasts MTV Video Music Awards for “Fucking the Dog”

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Blasts MTV Video Music Awards for “Fucking the Dog”

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver sat back and watched the stupidity unfold at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and proceeded to let loose on [...]

Watch St. Vincent Perform on Letterman

Watch St. Vincent Perform on Letterman

Annie Clark — aka St. Vincent — performed last night on the “Late Show With David Letterman.” Clark performed “Cruel,” a track from her forthcoming [...]

Joe Lally to Kick Off US Tour at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Joe Lally to Kick Off US Tour at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Joe Lally, formerly of Fugazi, will be touring the United States (plus two dates in Canada) in November. The tour will kick off in Austin, [...]

The Jesus and Mary Chain to Reissue All Six Studio Albums as Deluxe Edition Box Sets

The Jesus and Mary Chain to Reissue All Six Studio Albums as Deluxe Edition Box Sets

From September 19th through October 3rd, the Jesus and Mary Chain will roll out deluxe reissues of all six of their studio albums. According to [...]

Lou Reed/Metallica Collaboration “Lulu” Set for November 1st Release

Lou Reed/Metallica Collaboration “Lulu” Set for November 1st Release

Lou Reed and Metallica, who joined forces to record a collaborative album entitled Lulu, have announced the release date: November 1st. “It’s definitely not a Metallica [...]

The Photoshop Bomber: Movie Posters – Gingers, De Niro, and SexyBack

The Photoshop Bomber: Movie Posters – Gingers, De Niro, and SexyBack

We at Verbicide love movies but hate movie posters. This inherent contradiction is the main reason we’re vomiting right now. In our spare time between [...]

SCREAM – Complete Control Sessions
reviewed by Matt Edmund

SCREAM – Complete Control Sessions

When I was filling my diapers back in 1981, the Stahl brothers were forming one of the foundational hardcore punk bands to come out of [...]

Abstract Fantasy: Manly
by Nate Pollard

Abstract Fantasy: Manly

TOBACCO-STAINED MOUNTAIN GOAT by Andrez Bergen
reviewed by Evan Pearson

TOBACCO-STAINED MOUNTAIN GOAT by Andrez Bergen

Another Sky Press, 236 pages, paperback, priced on a donation-based sliding pay scale “And then the girl from the Activities was standing before me. You [...]

Ghostbusters III Officially Confirmed

Ghostbusters III Officially Confirmed

In a recent interview with Dennis Miller, Dan Akroyd confirmed that, yes, there will be a Ghostbusters III, and it’s going ahead whether or not [...]

Jon Stewart to Host Interview With Surviving Members of Nirvana

Jon Stewart to Host Interview With Surviving Members of Nirvana

According to Reuters, a Q&A with surviving members of Nirvana — including Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig — will be hosted [...]