It seems everyone is buzzing over the video because of Scarlett Johansson acting as its character in focus. And why not, she’s beautiful and talented and this throwback vignette showcases not only her ability …

Lead by the stripped down, honky-tonkless Jimmy Dale Gilmore vocals of Evan Dvorsak The Gilded Age sound straight out of a retrospective time capsule film on the deep south round the turn of the century. …

Native Brazillian, Eliane Elias takes a curiously formulated stumble through bossa nova influenced jazz numbers and ivory reggae classics, seemingly for fun, while having solidified a solid reputation on the traditional jazz scene. Bearing …

This performance from Outkast has a strange feel to it, as it gives one of the first public looks at the new album, finding that Big Boi and Andre 3000 might once again be far …

Having never really given the band much of a chance until now, the song “Bang Bang You’re Dead” comes off as an abolutely catchy in a Brit-pop-rock kind of way.

“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is a unique experience when understanding its beauty, especially so after countless times hearing it only within the context of classic pop radio. Taking into account the critical aspect of …

These songs, though received to a critical hailstorm, are some of the shining few on the album that many love, and many more hate. I’m one of the few in the middle, really enjoy …

Berkeley’s The Morning Benders take time to stress the simple sounding bands that laid the groundwork for its sound, showing that even the simplest sounding songs are indeed far from unstructured. Singer/guitarist Chris Chu …

This song finds a lot of beauty in the visuals that accompany it in its music video…so, it’s fitting that when performing it live on Letterman Norman Cook was accompanied by both MC Lateef and …

Funky Nashville. The name alone screams “DON’T LISTEN TO ME!” This coming from the perspective of someone who has listened to countless “funky” country bands in America’s Midwest, all dripping of country-fried arrogance, …

Jocke, one half of Stockholm’s Teddybears, explains the effect of the band’s formative years on its current sound, “Nowadays, there’s not a lot of punk in our music anymore I guess. We get some …

M. Ward is one of those musicians that either attracts you immediately or shows little immediate appeal. If this song, from his latest album Post War, shows little immediate appeal for you then friend, …