Akeelah and the Bee

By Robert Davis at 12:00 AM on August 16, 2006

family film shows hard work spells success  read more

Andrea Seigel - To Feel Stuff

By ari messer at 12:00 AM on August 16, 2006

A college infirmary breeds clumsy love  read more

Gilbert Hernandez - Sloth

By Paul Christman, Jr. at 12:00 AM on August 16, 2006

Alternative-comics pioneer captures ache of teenage passion  read more

David Byrne - Arboretum

By Montana Wojczuk at 12:00 AM on August 16, 2006

A book of intelligent designs from the master of irrational logic  read more

Grant-Lee Phillips

By Sue Bell at 12:00 AM on August 15, 2006

The warm, low tremble of Willie Nelson’s voice drifting through the cavern of Cambridge’s TT the Bear’s felt appropriate  read more

Los Lonely Boys

By David Marchese at 12:00 AM on August 15, 2006

Texican brothers headed in the right direction.  read more

The Futureheads

By Bud Scoppa at 12:00 AM on August 15, 2006

English lads still getting their drums and wires sorted out.  read more

Midlake

By Thomas Bartlett at 12:00 AM on August 15, 2006

Midlake sheds its psych-pop skin for 'uncool' '70s influences.  read more

Jason Lytle of Grandaddy

By Kate Izquierdo at 12:00 AM on August 11, 2006

Jason Lytle once mentioned in an interview that as a child, he would draw playmates for himself in dirt with a stick...  read more

Basham on Lollapalooza

By Tim Basham at 12:00 AM on August 10, 2006

When first walking across the softball fields I hear the opening day fanfare blasting through the P.A. system right before a mass of humanity comes running onto the grounds.  read more

Legaspi on Lollapalooza

By Althea Legaspi at 12:00 AM on August 10, 2006

In its second year as a static festival, Lollapalooza expanded to three days this year and hosted 130 acts across eight stages in Chicago’s Grant Park.  read more

Tom Petty - Highway Companion

By Geoffrey Himes at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Bare-bones production draws attention to lackluster lyrics on Petty’s latest  read more

Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped

By Jeff Leven at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Labyrinthine, sprawling soundscapes, mucho guitar—what did you expect?  read more

Neighborly Deeds: Neil Young - Living With War

By Rob O'Connor at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Fire. Aim. Ready. Listening to Neil Young’s blog.   read more

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reissues

By Jeff Leven at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

A welcome reminder of the virtues of one of modern alt rock’s unassuming lynchpins  read more

Haruki Murakami - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

By Charles McNair at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

The Big Dream meets The Big Sleep: Popular Japanese writer brings Chandler pitch and precision to new work  read more

Marisha Pessl - Special Topics in Calamity Physics

By Susan Swagler at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Crisp writing and clever plot make first-time novelist’s mystery required reading  read more

Various - London Noir (Edited by Cathi Unsworth)

By John Hood at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

The world’s a dark place—get with it  read more

Amy Sedaris and Strangers With Candy

By Amanda Petrusich at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Jerri Blank is one of television’s most revoltingly loveable anti-heroines  read more

Loverboy

By Kristina Feliciano at 12:00 AM on August 8, 2006

Woman on a quest sinks further into lunacy  read more