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Record Reviews:

Basement Jaxx: Crazy Itch Radio (2006)

Aphex Twin: Chosen Lords (2006)

The Joe Beats Experiment: Indie Rock Blues (2005)

Alexander Tucker: Furrowed Brow (2006)

Various Artists: Total 7 Comp (2006)

Xela: The Dead Sea (2006)

Explosions in the Sky: The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place (2003)

The Exploding Hearts: Guitar Romantic (2002)

Young and Sexy: Life Through One Speaker (NBH) (2003)

Emperor X: Central Hug / Friendarmy / Fractaldunes (2005)

Frank Black: Honeycomb (2005)

Maximo Park: A Certain Trigger (2005)

Oxford Collapse: Remember the Night Parties (2006)

Voxtrot: Raised by Wolves EP (NBH) (2005)

Foxymoron: Hesistation Eyes (NBH) (2005)

Xiu Xiu: The Air Force (2006)

Siouxsie: Mantaray (2007)

Louis XIV: The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (2005)

Mixel Pixel: Rainbow Panda (2004)

The Ex: Turn (2004)

X / John Doe: Live in Los Angeles / Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (2005)

Calexico: Garden Ruin (2006)

Sadat X: Black October (2006)

Sixtoo: Chewing on Glass and Other Miracle Cures (2004)

Various Artists: Solid PR Presents Vol. 1: A Benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Comp (2005)

Ron Sexsmith: Time Being (2006)

Sexsmith and Kerr: Destination Unknown (2005)

Young and Sexy: Panic When You Find It (2006)

The Nice Boys: The Nice Boys (2006)

Six Organs of Admittance: School of the Flower (2005)

Six Organs of Admittance: The Sun Awakens (2006)

Foreign Exchange: Connected (2004)

CSS: Cansei de Ser Sexy (2006)

Joe Beats: Diverse Recourse (2007)

Xiu Xiu: Fabulous Muscles (2004)

The Dead Texan: The Dead Texan (2004)

Frank Black Francis: Frank Black Francis (2004)

Oxford Collapse: A Good Ground (NBH) (2005)

Xiu Xiu: La Forêt (2005)

XXL (Xiu Xiu Larsen): Ciautistico! (2005)

Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!: Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! (2004)

Max Richter: The Blue Notebooks (2004)

X-Wife: Feeding the Machine (2004)

Basement Jaxx: Kish Kash (2003)

Maximo Park: Our Earthly Pleasures (2007)

Max Richter: Songs From Before (2006)

Graham Coxon: Happiness in Magazines (2005)

Various Artists: DFA Compilation #2 Comp (2004)

Iron and Wine/Calexico: In the Reins EP (2005)

Various Artists: Planet Mu 200 Comp (2007)

Extra Golden: Hera Ma Nono (2007)

Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future (2007)

Voxtrot: Voxtrot (2007)

Explosions in the Sky: All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (2007)

Exploding Star Orchestra: We Are All From Somewhere Else (2007)

Phoenix: It's Never Been Like That (2006)

The Chris Stamey Experience: A Question of Temperature (2005)

Various Artists: Matador at 15 Comp (2004)

Voxtrot: Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Wives EP (2006)

Box: Studio 1 (2008)

Xiu Xiu: Women as Lovers (2008)

Various Artists: Death Proof OST (2007)

Fleet Foxes: Sun Giant EP (2008)

Zox: Line in the Sand (2008)

Six Parts Seven: Lost Notes from Forgotten Songs (2003)

Hercules And Love Affair: Hercules And Love Affair (2008)

Black Francis: SVN FNGRS EP (2008)

Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (2008)

Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra: Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra (2008)

Killer Mike: I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind Vol. 2 (2008)

Maxwell's Demon

Maxwell's Demon: B-Sides and Rarities (NBH) (2008)

Max Tundra: Parallax Error Beheads You (2008)

Various Artists: Warung Brazil #001 Presents The 16 Bit Lolitas Comp (2008)

Xela: In Bocca Al Lupo (2008)

Paper Route Gangstaz: Diplo & Benzi Present: Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas Mixtape (2008)

Extra Golden: Thank You Very Quickly (2009)

Anduin + Jasper TX: The Bending of Light (2009)

Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)

Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box (OF) (1979)

Lee Fields & the Expressions: My World (2009)

Jónsi & Alex: Riceboy Sleeps (2009)

Alexander Van Bubenheim: Das Experiment (2001)

The xx: xx (2009)

The Phoenix Foundation: Happy Ending (2008)

Basement Jaxx: Scars (2009)

Tyondai Braxton: Central Market (2009)

Atlas Sound: Logos (2009)

OOIOO: Armonico Hewa (2009)

Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection) (2009)

Felix: You Are The One I Pick (2009)

Various Artists: Mistiquemusic V.A. Album Vol. 001 Comp (2009)

Various Artists: Def Jam 25th Anniversary Collection Box (2009)

Gui Boratto: Renaissance: The Mix Collection Comp (2010)

Various Artists / Kay-D: V.A. Album Vol. 002 / Source of Miracles (2010)

Vex'd: Cloud Seed (2010)

Ruxpin: Where Do We Float From Here? (2009)

Oneohtrix Point Never: Returnal (2010)

Max Richter: Infra (2010)

Dolly Mixture: Everything and More Box (2010)

Explode Into Colors: Quilts (2010)

Podcasts:

Podcast /
II
Scott Reid

:: Featuring: Spoon, Local Rabbits, John Smith, Angels of Light, Augie March, Why?, Great Lake Swimmers, Caribou, Russian Futurists, Edan...

Podcast /
LXII
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy loops from a little plastic tombstone-shaped thing to the sounds of: Radiohead, Moderat, Wild Beasts, HEALTH, Evangelista, Javelin, xx...

NBHcast /
II
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy that rapturous sigh of relief to the soothing DIY sounds of: Moi Non Plus, Tickley Feather, Farms in Trouble, Ghost Bees, Hospital Bombers...

Podcast /
V
Aaron Newell

:: Featuring: Akron/Family, Menomena, Emperor X, Jamie Lidell, Mt Eerie, Chad VanGaalen, Joe Beats, Field Music, Shugo Tokumaru, Devin Davis, Broadcast...

Podcast /
XVII
Scott Reid

:: Featuring: Mission of Burma, Pipettes, Camera Obscura, Rose Melberg, Mountain Goats, Sunset Rubdown, Grandaddy...

Podcast /
IV
Sean Ford

:: Featuring: Deerhoof, Animal Collective, Joggers, Constantines, CocoRosie, XXL, Broken Social Scene, Kiss Me Deadly, Paul Duncan...

Podcast /
VII
Scott Reid

:: Featuring: Edan, John Vanderslice, Emperor X, Shugo Tokumaru, Iron and Wine, Odd Nosdam, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Akron/Family, WHY?

Podcast /
IX
Scott Reid

:: Featuring: Sleater-Kinney, Broken Social Scene, Joggers, Tiger Bear Wolf, Atmosphere, Field Music, Cadence Weapon, National, Oxford Collapse...

Podcast /
XIV
Christopher Alexander

:: Featuring: Fiery Furnaces, Calexico, Band of Horses, Quasi, Mogwai, Black Angels, Neko Case, the Gossip, Old Haunts, Tarkio, Mendoza Line...

Podcast /
XV
Scott Reid

:: Featuring: Boris, Figurines, Shearwater, Pink Mountaintops, Little Ones, Beija Flor, Paik, Beirut, Tango Saloon, Air Traffic Control, Paik...

Podcast /
XXI
Clayton Purdom

:: Featuring: Dilla, Love is All, Todosantos, Velella Velella, Cadence Weapon, Angels of Light, American Analog Set, Emperor X...

Podcast /
XXV
Mark Abraham

:: Featuring: Luomo, Humcrush, Amanda Jo Williams, Alexander Tucker, Susumu Yokota, Fond of Tigers, Xela, Giddy Motors...

Fantasy Podcast /
Fantasy Covers 2006
The Staff

:: Exclusive covers by: Cadence Weapon, Ned Collette, Shugo Tokumaru, SJ Esau, Benoit Pioulard, Emperor X, Red Giants...

Podcast /
XXXVII
Andre Perry

:: Featuring: Dirty Projectors, the Field, Coconut Records, Loquat, 383s, Cepia, the Natural History, Lady Genius, Sally Shapiro...

Podcast /
LI
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy boogzing out over indie rock all over again to the sounds of: Red Red Meat, Clues, Dirt Dress, Screaming Females, Oh Sees...

Podcast /
XXXIX
Dom Sinacola

:: A salve for the late-winter sad-sies with exclusive tracks from Lackthereof, Sunset Rubdown, Hot Chip, Akron/Family, the Kills, the Mae Shi...

Podcast /
XL
Traviss Cassidy

:: Featuring: Fuck Buttons, Roommate, Animal Collective, Bottomless Pit, Dodos, French Quarter, Fleet Foxes, Headlights, Re-Up Gang...

Podcast /
XLI
David Ritter

:: Featuring an exclusive new recording from the Acorn and tracks by My Morning Jacket, HILOTRONS, Dan Friel, Explorers Club, Pas/Cal...

Podcast /
XLIV
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy a heart-warming tale about freeing hostages to the sounds of: Chad VanGaalen, Max Tundra, Why?, Final Fantasy, Leila, Paavoharju, Invincible...

Podcast /
XLV
Conrad Amenta

:: Enjoy tricks and treats alike to the sounds of: Department of Eagles, Azeda Booth, Nomo, Parts and Labor, School of Language, Nico Muhly, Thank You...

Fantasy Podcast /
(Double) Fantasy Covers :: The 2000s, Part Two
The Staff

:: f/ Max Tundra, Azeda Booth, Roommate, Sharon Van Etten, Main Drag, Memoryhouse, David Thomas Broughton, many more

Podcast /
LV
Braff's Beak

:: Enjoy a celebrity nose slandering Timothy Olyphant to the summery sounds of: SFA, Phoenix, Deer Tick, Jarvis Cocker, Sunset Rubdown, Foreign Born...

Podcast /
LVII
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy having your head torn off by Zu, and more, to the sounds of: Mulatu Astatke, Budos Band, Clark, BLK JKS, Shogun Kunitoki, Lee Fields...

Scenecast /
VI :: Ottawa II (Going Gaga Edition)
Calum Marsh & Ian Manhire

:: Enjoy a lighthearted romp through authentic Ottawan punk rock territory to the sounds of: Holy Cobras, Felines, White Wires...

Podcast /
LXI
Chris Molnar

:: Enjoy northwestern vampires roaming free to the sounds of: Fred Thomas, Mount Eerie, Deradoorian, Yim Yames, Kid Sam, Six Organs of Admittance...

Podcast /
LXIV
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy high-fiving your bestest dinosaur pal to the sounds of: Raekwon, Dilla, DOOM, Random Axe, Red Giants, Tanya Morgan, Finale, CNN, Q-Tip...

Podcast /
LXIII
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy the synopsis of World D to the sounds of: Califone, Damon & Naomi, Sunny Day Real Estate, Hidden Cameras, Thao Nguyen, the Drums...

Podcast /
LXVI
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy the story of a liver fluke and the boy who loved him to the sounds of: Julian Casablancas, Fulton Lights, Ramona Falls, Kurt Vile, Ned Collette, Felix, Lackthereof...

Podcast /
LXVII
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy feeling better about your paraskevidekatria- phobia to the sounds of: OOIOO, Tyondai Braxton, CFCF, Bear in Heaven, St Etienne, Themselves...

Podcast /
LXVIII
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy rocking out the decade to the sounds of: Baroness, Emperor X, Built to Spill, Brilliant Colors, Double Dagger, Zu, Screaming Females...

Podcast /
LXXVI
Scott Reid

:: Enjoy a well soundtracked rock bottom to the sounds of: Books, El-P, Oneohtrix Point Never, El Guincho, Sharon Jones/Dap-Kings, Foals, Ebo Taylor, Delorean...

Features:

List /
Top 50 Albums 2005
The Staff

:: Remember when Akron/Family was going to change the world? Sigh.
Year-End 2005

List /
Top Albums of the '00s So Far
The Staff

:: Jumping the gun...again.

List /
Jamz 2006
The Staff

:: Starring: the Boooogz!
Year-End 2006

List /
Top 50 Albums 2006
The Staff

:: Our top 50 albums of 2006.
Year-End 2006

Column /
II :: Roots Reggae and Dub
Mark Abraham

:: Plus, a dub-hole is way less bad than a k-hole.
Retconning

Column /
IX :: New Wave I (Grab Bag!)
Mark Abraham

:: I hope Gwen Stefani doesn't exploit this column like she's exploited the music it's about.
Retconning

Article /
Top 10 Tracks Released By Actors That Weren't Shit
Danny Roca

:: Keanu Reeves and the Bacon Brothers are going to be so pissed.
Listravaganza 2008

Interview /
Graham Coxon
Peter Hepburn

:: We need an interview with those corner-shitting Slayer fans, pronto.

Article /
Top 9 Filmic Uses of Existing Pop Songs
The Staff

:: Does Andrew Lloyd Webber count?
Listravaganza 2005

Interview /
Emperor X
Peter Hepburn

:: Really, we love this guy.

Festival /
Arthurfest, Pt. 1
David Greenwald

:: “Super bass Jesus stop please.”

Concert Review /
Calexico
David Greenwald

:: A thrilling performance by a band at a crossroads.

Concert Review /
Constantines w/ Oxford Collapse and Coffinberry
Clayton Purdom

:: This was supposed to be an interview.

Interview /
Ron Sexsmith
Kate Steele

:: He seems reserved, but you'd be amazed by the twenty minutes of dirty jokes we had to cut out.

Interview /
X-Wife
Aaron Newell

:: It's official: they only imitate the Rapture 20% of the time.

Festival /
SXSW 2008 :: Day Two
Craig Eley

:: Thoughts and pictures from Day 2 of this year's SXSW festival.

Festival /
SXSW 2008 :: Day Three
Andre Perry

:: Thoughts and pics from Day 3 of this year's SXSW festival -or- How Andre Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy the Spin Party

Article /
Top 12 Blender Blunders
Scott Reid & Joel Elliott

:: Some of the most reductive shit ever.
Listravaganza 2008

Article /
Top 10 Covers Better Than the Original
The Staff

:: By no means a complete list, but it covers the really notable ones from the all-important 1989-2005 period.
Listravaganza 2005

Article /
Top 10 Things Fleet Foxes Could Sing About Really Well
Dom Sinacola

:: You have purty hair.
Listravaganza 2008

Article /
Top 10 Covers We'd Like To Hear
Danny Roca & Chet Betz & David Ritter

:: Mostly.
Listravaganza 2008

List /
Top 15 Albini-Produced Records
The Staff

:: All hail the curmudgeonly bastard.
Listravaganza 2008

List /
Top 30 "Other" Albums of the '60s
The Staff

:: Some of our staff's favorite under-the-radar albums of the 1960s.
Listravaganza 2008

Festival /
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2008
Conrad Amenta

:: "Funk-a-licious"? Really? Ten bucks says Fergie suggested that.

Festival /
A Few Notes On My Continued Press Accreditation to the Pitchfork Music Festival, or, Holy Fuck, Everyone Actually is a Critic
Clayton Purdom

:: <3 u p4k

Festival /
A Fundamental Reiteration of Everything Clay Posited Because I’m Moving to Portland and Can’t Formulate Many Original Thoughts
Dom Sinacola

:: <3 u Britt Daniel's hair

Festival /
Luckily, I'm Adorable: MusicfestNW 2009
Dom Sinacola

:: In which Dom shifts uncomfortably from foot to foot, gets a sampling of Lichens' rugs, and is adorable. Luckily.

Festival /
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2009
Conrad Amenta & Calum Marsh

:: In which Calum and Conrad contemplate their Bud Light Limefest experience.

Festival /
Pitchfork Music Festival 2009
Clayton Purdom & Colin McGowan

:: In which Clay and Colin debate whether or nor that guy right there is in fact Dom Sinacola.

Festival /
Things We Yelled At Ourselves
Clayton Purdom

:: Clay tries his hand at erotica, with discouraging results.

Festival /
Lost in the Funhouse, or: The Free Beer Flows Like Wine: Pop Montreal 2009
Calum Marsh

:: In which Calum enjoys postmodern interpretations of heaven, and endures Too Much Fun.

Concert Review /
Max Tundra / Deastro
Dom Sinacola

:: You talk big, Portland.

Concert Review /
Phoenix / Constantines
Conrad Amenta

:: In which Conrad's anti-lights agenda becomes clear.

Festival /
Lady Gaga Versus the Arcade Fire
Clayton Purdom

:: I don’t want to spoil who won, but I will say that he or she covered his or herself in blood and joked about being a transsexual.

Daily Ops:

Blog /
The Subjective Approach to Music Criticism
Peter Hepburn

Blog /
Thax
Dom Sinacola

Track Reviews /
Voxtrot: "Raised By Wolves"
Aaron Newell

Track Reviews /
Voxtrot: "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives"
Aaron Newell

Track Reviews /
Mark Ronson f/ Alex Greenwald: "Just"
Peter Hepburn

Track Reviews /
Excepter: "KKKKK"
Dom Sinacola

Track Reviews /
Calexico: "The Guns Of Brixton"
Peter Hepburn

Track Reviews /
Explosions In The Sky: "Welcome, Ghosts"
Joel Elliott

Track Reviews /
Xiu Xiu: "In Lust You Can Hear the Axe Fall"
Joel Elliott

Track Reviews /
The Explorers Club: "Do You Love Me?"
David Greenwald

Track Reviews /
The Explorers Club: "Johnny Be Good (Live at SXSW)"
Craig Eley

Track Reviews /
Fleet Foxes: "Mykonos (Live at SXSW)"
Craig Eley

Track Reviews /
X: "Los Angeles (Live at SXSW)"
Craig Eley

Track Reviews /
Annie: "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me"
Danny Roca

Track Reviews /
Lexie Mountain Boys: "Low Tide Sirens Say"
Logan Young

Track Reviews /
Experimental Dental School: "Microscope Lab Voices"
Peter Holslin

Blog /
Gétatchèw Mekurya & The Ex + Guests :: 11 Ethio-Punk Songs
Peter Holslin

Track Reviews /
Max Tundra: "Orphaned"
Traviss Cassidy

Track Reviews /
Alexandra Burke: "Hallelujah"
Danny Roca

Track Reviews /
Xiu Xiu: "Chocolate Makes You Happy"
Chris Molnar

Track Reviews /
Voxtrot: "Trepanation Party"
Calum Marsh

Track Reviews /
Cineplexx: "Mejor"
George Bass

Track Reviews /
Lee Fields & the Expressions: "Ladies"
Chris Molnar

Track Reviews /
Random Axe: "Monster Babies"
Chet Betz

Track Reviews /
Major Lazer f/ Mr. Lexx & Santigold: "Hold The Line"
Chris Molnar

Track Reviews /
Maxwell: "Pretty Wings"
Chris Molnar

Track Reviews /
Conrad Has Italo Disco Guilt: Alex Gaudino / Michael Gray / Benny Benassi: "Destination Calabria" / "The Weekend" / "Satisfaction"
Conrad Amenta

Blog /
This just in: Throwing Copper was pretty good, actually
David M. Goldstein

Track Reviews /
Voltage Black: "Meccano Roses Pt. 1"
George Bass

Track Reviews /
Cyberchump + Janzyk: "Feedback from the Orbulon"
George Bass

Blog /
Dear Pixies,
David M. Goldstein

Track Reviews /
The Explorers: "Longest Night"
George Bass

Blog /
A Clockwork JetBlue
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