Moby, 'Last Night' (Mute)
Who knew Ecstasy could induce such reassuring flashbacks?
By Barry Walters 04.01.08 2:39 PM
What sets America's surviving electronica star apart from his still-anonymous peers is that even the average music fan could identify Moby's distinctive instrumentals.
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Sun Kil Moon, 'April' (Caldo Verde)
Tonight's the Night fetishists stagger down Zuma Beach.
By Shannon Zimmerman 04.01.08 2:22 PM
Powered by mordant but melodic vocals, authoritatively finger-picked guitar, and what sounds like a lifetime supply of sleeping pills and booze, Sun Kil Moon may be the most convincingly bummed-out '70s-era Neil Young tribute band ever assembled.
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The Sword, 'Gods of the Earth' (Kemado)
Another stage in the (d)evolution of potential metal mastery.
By J. Niimi 04.01.08 2:11 PM
This Austin, Texas band's riffs are so heavy they should be weighed periodically on truck scales, so that they don't violate any interstate cartage laws when the Sword goes on tour.
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Power Ballots
Dozens of rockers, rappers, and pop stars have been hitting the campaign trail this year, singing, dancing, speaking, smiling, and waving for their favorite presidential candidates. But is anyone paying attention?
By David Peisner 03.26.08 7:34 PM
Deafening screams echo off the walls of the large gymnasium at South Carolina State University on this evening in late January. Flashbulbs pop. People jump up and down, shaking hand-lettered signs reading WE WANT CHANGE and S.C. STATE LOVES BARACK over their heads.
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Liam Finn
Kaleidoscopic pop from an Antipodean one-man band.
By Liam Gowing 03.26.08 7:16 PM
Unlike many celebrity spawn, 24-year-old Liam Finn is actually quite comfortable discussing his famous father, former Split Enz and current Crowded House tunesmith Neil Finn. "I'm proud of him," says the scraggly-bearded New Zealander, relaxing after a packed show at the Los Angeles club Spaceland.
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Sound and Vision: 2008's Rock Movie Roundup
The stories behind the year's biggest and best rock movies.
By Aaron Hillis 03.26.08 7:07 PM
PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE
The pitch: As unconventional and free-form as the poet-rocker herself, photographer turned filmmaker Steven Sebring's cerebral but humane portrait was shot over nearly a dozen years with Smith's full participation.
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