Short Takes MIKE LADD -- NOSTALGIALATOR (DEFINITIVE JUX) (02/06/08)
By Mike Breen

Short Takes VARIOUS ARTISTS -- JUNO: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE (RHINO) (02/06/08)
By Steven Rosen

Short Takes RUCKUS ROBOTICUS: PLAYING WITH SCRATCHES (Grease) (01/23/08)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes CHRIS WALLA: FIELD MANUAL (Barsuk) (01/23/08)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes CAT POWER: JUKEBOX (Matador) (01/23/08)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes RIVERS CUOMO -- ALONE: THE HOME RECORDINGS OF RIVERS CUOMO (GEFFEN) (01/02/08)
By Mike Breen

Short Takes LEVON HELM -- DIRT FARMER (VANGUARD) (01/02/08)
By Steven Rosen

Short Takes SCOTT BRAVO -- I WON'T SAY A WORD (SELF-RELEASED) (01/02/08)
By Zachery Breedlove

Short Takes CHARLIE LOUVIN -- LIVE AT SHAKE IT RECORDS (TOMPKINS SQUARE) (12/05/07)
By Brian Baker

Short Takes VARIOUS ARTISTS -- I'M NOT THERE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (COLUMBIA) (12/05/07)
By Steven Rosen

Short Takes ROB JUNGKLAS -- GULLY (MADJACK) (12/05/07)
By Brian Baker

Short Takes JOE HENRY ­ Civilians (Anti-) (11/20/07)
By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes NEIL YOUNG ­ Chrome Dreams II (Reprise) (11/20/07)
By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes JASON RICCI AND NEW BLOOD ­ Rocket Number 9 (Eclecto Groove/Delta Groove) (11/20/07)
By Blake Taylor

Short Takes PUSCIFER ­ "V" IS FOR VAGINA (PUSCIFER ENTERTAINMENT) (11/14/07)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes ARTHUR ALEXANDER - LONELY JUST LIKE ME: THE FINAL CHAPTER (HACKTONE) (11/14/07)
Review By Steven Rosen

Short Takes YEAR LONG DISASTER - YEAR LONG DISASTER (VOLCOM) (11/14/07)
By Brian Baker

Short Takes BETTYE LAVETTE -- THE SCENE OF THE CRIME (ANTI-) (10/24/07)
Review By Steven Rosen

Short Takes PJ HARVEY -- WHITE CHALK (ISLAND) (10/24/07)
Review By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes DEFECTIVE MALES -- SPEAK YOUR MIND (SELF-RELEASED) (10/24/07)
Review By Shawn Abnoxious

Short Takes RASPBERRIES - LIVE ON SUNSET STRIP (RYKO) (09/12/07)
By Steven Rosen

Short Takes THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ­ CHALLENGERS (MATADOR) (09/12/07)
By Brian Baker

Short Takes KEVIN DREW - SPIRIT IF... (ARTS & CRAFTS) (09/12/07)
By Brian Baker

Short Takes MIRAH AND SPECTRATONE INTERNATIONAL -- SHARE THIS PLACE: STORIES AND OBSERVATIONS (K) (08/22/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes EARLIMART -- MENTOR TORMENTOR (MAJORDOMO) (08/22/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE SECTION QUARTET -- FUZZBOX (DECCA) (08/22/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Ian Moore -- TO BE LOVED (JUSTICE) (08/08/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! -- LOSE ALL TIME (PAPER BAG) (08/08/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes FIONN REGAN -- THE END OF HISTORY (LOST HIGHWAY) (08/08/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes RIC HICKEY - Bittersweetheart (Self-Release) (08/01/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes OKKERVIL RIVER - The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar) (08/01/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes JOHN VANDERSLICE - Emerald City (Barsuk) (08/01/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Tegan & Sara -- The Con (VAPOR/SANCTUARY) (07/25/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Minnie Driver -- Seastories (ZOE/ROUNDER) (07/25/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Grace Potter and The Nocturnals -- This Is Somewhere (HOLLYWOOD) (07/25/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes INTERPOL - OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE (CAPITOL) (07/18/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes TEDDY THOMPSON - UPFRONT & DOWN LOW (VERVE) (07/18/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes SPOON - GA GA GA GA GA (MERGE) (07/18/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes TINY VIPERS - HANDS ACROSS THE VOID (SUB POP) (07/18/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes 1990S -- COOKIES (ROUGH TRADE) (07/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes EMILY HAINES AND THE SOFT SKELETON -- KNIVES DON'T HAVE YOUR BACK (LAST GANG) (07/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes MEAT PUPPETS -- RISE TO YOUR KNEES (ANODYNE) (07/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CROWDED HOUSE -- TIME ON EARTH (ATO) (07/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes SINEAD O'CONNOR -- THEOLOGY (KOCH) (07/04/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BAD BRAINS -- BUILD A NATION (MEGAFORCE) (07/04/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE ALIENS -- ASTRONOMY FOR DOGS (ASTRALWERKS) (07/04/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Tomahawk -- Anonymous (IPECAC) (06/27/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Joan Armatrading -- Into The Blues(429/SAVOY) (06/27/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes John Doe -- A Year In The Wilderness (YEP ROC) (06/27/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Battles -- Mirrored (Warp) (06/06/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes The Clientele -- God Save the Clientele (Merge) (06/06/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Goon Moon -- Licker's Last Leg (IPECAC) (06/06/07)
Review By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes Fishbone -- Still Stuck in Your Throat (Sound in Color) (06/06/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Wilco -- Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch) (05/23/07)
Review By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes Travis -- The Boy With No Name (Sony) (05/23/07)
Review By DANIELE PFARR

Short Takes The Sheds ­ You've Got A Light (Theshedsmusic.com) (04/25/07)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes Diet Audio ­ Ecraez L' Infame (Dietaudio.com) (04/25/07)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes Angelique Kidjo -- Djin Djin (Razor & Tie/Starbucks) (04/25/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Starcastle -- Song of Times (Progrock) (04/18/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes The Willowz -- Chautauqua (Dim Mak) (04/18/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price -- Last of the Breed (Lost Highway) (04/18/07)
Review By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes Timbaland -- Timbaland Presents Shock Value (Blackground/Interscope) (04/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Vulcan Freedom Fighters -- Stardate Unknown (Alien Communication) (04/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Chalets -- Check In (Setanta) (04/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Graham Parker -- Don't Tell Columbus (Bloodshot) (04/11/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Moog -- Sold For Tomorrow (Musick) (04/04/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Gill Landry -- The Ballad of Lawless Soirez (Nettwerk) (04/04/07)
Review By RIC HICKEY

Short Takes !!! -- Myth Takes (Warp) (04/04/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes Ted Leo & the Pharmacists -- Living With the Living (Touch & Go Records) (04/04/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes The Stooges -- The Weirdness (Virgin) (03/07/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes The Silos - Come On Like the Fast Lane (Bloodshot) (03/07/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Apostle Of Hustle -- National Anthem Of Nowhere (Arts & Crafts) (03/07/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Money Mark -- Brand New By Tomorrow (Brushfire) (02/21/07)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes Tommy Womack -- There, I Said It! (Cedar Creek) (02/21/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Jesse Malin -- Glitter In The Gutter (Adeline/East West) (02/21/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Backyard Tire Fire -- Vagabonds and Hooligans(OIE) (02/14/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Menomena -- Friend and Foe (BARSUK) (02/14/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Affair-- Yes Yes To You (KOSHER) (02/14/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Hella -- There's No 666 in Outer Space (Ipecac) (02/07/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes Of Montreal -- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl) (02/07/07)
Review By DANIELE PFARR

Short Takes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- Some Loud Thunder (Self-Released) (02/07/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes Xavier Rudd -- Food in the Belly (Anti/Epitaph) (01/31/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes X-Clan -- Return From Mecca (Suburban Noize) (01/31/07)
Review By Kevin Britton

Short Takes Static Thought -- In the Trenches (Hellcat) (01/31/07)
Review By Kevin Warwick

Short Takes Cale Parks -- Illuminated Manuscript (Polyvinyl) (01/31/07)
Review By Ezra Waller

Short Takes The Chrome Cranks -- Diabolical Boogie (Atavistic) (01/24/07)
Review By Mike Breen

Short Takes Sloan -- Never Hear The End Of It (Yep Roc) (01/24/07)
Review By DANIELE PFARR

Short Takes Busdriver -- Roadkillovercoat (Anti/Epitaph) (01/24/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes The Flock -- That Last Blaze of Glory (Self-Released) (01/17/07)
Review By Steve Lansky

Short Takes Lee Hazelwood -- Cake or Death (Ever) (01/17/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes The Broken West -- I Can't Go On, I'll Go On (Merge) (01/17/07)
Review By Brian Baker

Short Takes Ron Sexsmith -- Time Being (Ironworks) (01/10/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Stars of Track and Field - Centuries Before Love and War (Wind-Up) (01/10/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Noah Georgeson -- Find Shelter (Plain Recordings) (01/10/07)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Tom Waits -- Orphans (Anti/Epitaph) (12/13/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Gwen Stefani -- Sweet Escape (Interscope) (12/13/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Various Artists -- Fast Food Nation (Park The Van) (12/13/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Beatles -- Love (Apple/Capitol) (12/06/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Isis -- In The Absence of Truth (Ipecac) (12/06/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Green Pajamas -- The Night Races Into Anna (Hidden Agenda) (12/06/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE WHO -- ENDLESS WIRE (UNIVERSAL) (11/29/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BAD ASTRONAUT -- TWELVE SMALL STEPS, ONE GIANT DISAPPOINTMENT (FAT WRECK CHORDS) (11/29/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BOBBY BARE JR.'S YOUNG CRIMINAL'S STARVATION LEAGUE -- THE LONGEST MEOW (BLOODSHOT) (11/29/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Willie Nelson -- Songbird (Lost Highway) (11/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Frank Zappa -- Trance Fusion (Zappa) (11/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Johnny Cash -- Johnny Cash at San Quentin (Columbia/Legacy) (11/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes ALUMINUM -- ALUMINUM (XL RECORDINGS) (11/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes DEFTONES -- SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST (11/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE STRAYS -- LE FUTUR NOIR (TVT) (11/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes GOB IRON -- DEATH SONGS FOR THE LIVING (TRANSMIT SOUND/SONY LEGACY) (11/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Buffalo Killers -- Buffalo Killers (Alive) (10/25/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Nina Simone -- Remixed & Reimagined (RCA/Legacy) (10/25/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Baldwin Brothers -- Return of the Golden Rhodes (TVT) (10/25/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Gomez -- Five Men in a Hut (A's, B's & Rarities: 1998-2004) (Capitol/EMI) (10/25/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE BE GOOD TANYAS -- HELLO LOVE (NETTWERK) (10/18/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes JASON MORAN -- ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (BLUE NOTE) (10/18/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes L.E.O. -- ALPACAS ORGLING (CHEAP LULLABY) (10/18/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND -- BIG DAMN NATION (FAMILY OWNED) (10/18/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Hi-Tek -- Hi-Teknology2 (BabyGrande) (10/11/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Jihad Jerry & The Evildoers -- Mine is Not A Holy War (Cordless) (10/11/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Bob Dylan — Modern Times (Columbia) (09/13/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes 24HourFlu — 24HourFlu (Sona) (09/13/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Albert Cummings -- Working Man (Blind Pig) (08/30/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Blowoff -- Blowoff (Full Frequency) (08/30/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Ellison -- Say Goodnight, Sleep Alone (Carbon Copy Media) (08/30/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Magic Words -- Junk Train (Agriculture) (08/23/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Amy Millan -- Honey From the Tombs (Arts & Crafts) (08/23/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Dirty Pretty Things -- Waterloo to Anywhere (Interscope) (08/23/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Skye -- Mind How You Go (Cordless) (08/23/06)
Compiled By Mike Breen

Short Takes RADIO BIRDMAN -- ZENO BEACH (YEP ROC) (08/16/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes JIM NOIR -- TOWER OF LOVE (BARSUK) (08/16/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS -- TRYING TO NEVER CATCH UP (BARSUK) (08/16/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes GOV'T MULE -- HIGH & MIGHTY (ATO) (08/16/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Heartless Bastards -- All This Time (Fat Possum) (08/09/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Archie Bronson Outfit -- Derdang Derdang (Domino) (08/09/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Sadies -- In Concert Vol. 1 (Yep Roc) (08/09/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes PHARRELL -- IN MY MIND (STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE) (08/02/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BERNARD FANNING -- TEA & SYMPATHY (LOST HIGHWAY) (08/02/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BLACK STONE CHERRY -- BLACK STONE CHERRY (ROADRUNNER) (08/02/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes WHITE WHALE -- WWI (MERGE) (08/02/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THOM YORKE -- THE ERASER (XL RECORDINGS) (07/26/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes TOM PETTY -- HIGHWAY COMPANION (AMERICAN) (07/26/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA -- M.T.O. VOLUME 1 (SUNNYSIDE) (07/26/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes TOWERS OF LONDON -- BLOOD SWEAT & TOWERS (TVT) (07/26/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Shapes -- The Shapes (SELF-RELEASED) (07/19/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Slow Motion Reign -- Slow Motion Reign (SERJICAL STRIKE/SONY). (07/19/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes An Albatros -- Blessphemy of The Peace Beast Feastgiver & The Bear Warp Kumite (ACE FU/GOLD STANDARD LABS) (07/19/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes The Hush Sound -- Like Vines (DECAYDANCE) (07/19/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes PEACHES -- IMPEACH MY BUSH (XL RECORDINGS) (07/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL -- DUSK AND SUMMER (VAGRANT) (07/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS -- DON'T YOU FAKE IT (VIRGIN) (07/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BRUCE COCKBURN -- LIFE SHORT CALL NOW (TRUE NORTH/ROUNDER) (07/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · SHERIK'S SYNCOPATED TAINT SEPTET -- HUSKY (HYENA) (07/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · DR. OCTAGON -- THE RETURN OF DR. OCTAGON (OCD) (07/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · THE LIVING END -- STATE OF EMERGENCY (ADELINE/EAST WEST) (07/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · SOME GIRLS -- CRUSHING LOVE (KOCH) (07/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes JOHNNY CASH -- AMERICAN V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS (LOST HIGHWAY/AMERICAN) (06/28/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes TIM O'REAGAN -- TIM O'REAGAN (LOST HIGHWAY) (06/28/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes GUSTER -- GANGING UP ON THE SUN (SIRE) (06/28/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes PRIESTESS -- HELLO MASTER (RCA) (06/28/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BLUE VELVET -- FOUR SONGS (PHRATRY RECORDS/BC RECORDS) (06/21/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes SERENA-MANEESH -- SERENA-MANEESH (PLAYLOUDRECORDINGS/BEGGARS GROUP) (06/21/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes AFI -- DECEMBERUNDERGROUND (INTERSCOPE) (06/21/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS -- NINETEENEIGHTIES (ZOE/ROUNDER) (06/21/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · THE SLOW SIGNAL FADE -- STEADY (IN MUSIC WE TRUST) (06/14/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · KEANE -- UNDER THE IRON SEA (ISLAND) (06/14/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · SARA HICKMAN -- MOTHERLODE (SLEEVELESS) (06/14/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · MATTHEW SWEET AND SUSANNA HOFFS -- UNDER THE COVERS VOL. 1 (SHOUT! FACTORY) (06/14/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE NEW CARS -- IT'S ALIVE (ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC) (06/07/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE HANDSOME FAMILY -- LAST DAYS OF WONDER (CARROT TOP) (06/07/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CHEAP TRICK -- ROCKFORD (CHEAP TRICK UNLIMITED/B103) (06/07/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes ANGELS AND AIRWAVES -- WE DON'T NEED TO WHISPER (GEFFEN) (06/07/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · COMET BLUEGRASS ALL-STARS -- A NEW KIND OF LONESOME (B SIDE) (05/31/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · VIVA LA FOXX -- I KNEW IT WASN'T LOVE BUT ... (SHAKE IT) (05/31/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · THE AGGROLITES -- THE AGGROLITES (HELLCAT/EPITAPH) (05/31/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · PEEPING TOM -- PEEPING TOM (IPECAC) (05/24/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · GRANDADDY -- JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY CAT (V2) (05/24/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · JOHN ELLIS -- BY A THREAD (HYENA) (05/24/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · WALTER JR. -- BACK ON THE BAYOU ROAD (GATORTUNE) (05/24/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · The Ranconteurs -- Broken Boy Soldiers (V2) (05/10/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · Drive-By Truckers -- A Blessing And A Curse (New West) (05/10/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · People In Planes -- As Far As The Eye Can See...(Wind-Up) (05/10/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · Southern Culture On The Skids -- Doublewide & Live (Yep Roc) (05/10/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · The Coup -- Pick A Bigger Weapon (EPITAPH/ANTI) (05/03/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · Donald Fagen -- Morph The Cat(REPRISE) (05/03/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes · Tom Verlaine -- Songs and Other Things and Around (THRILL JOCKEY) (05/03/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Show Your Bones (INTERSCOPE) (04/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Richard Butler -- Richard Butler (KOCH) (04/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Gram Rabbit-- CultIvation (STINKY) (04/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders-- Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders (THRIVE) (04/12/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE FLAMING LIPS -- AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS (WARNER BROTHERS) (04/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes PUBLIC ENEMY -- REBIRTH OF A NATION (GUERRILLA FUNK) (04/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes DR. JOHN -- RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME: LIVE AT TIPITINA'S MARDI GRAS '89 (HYENA) (04/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes VARIOUS ARTISTS -- I AM THE RESURRECTION: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN FAHEY (VANGUARD) (04/05/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes NEW BASICS BRASS BAND -- GOOD TIMES ARE LIKELY (MAC-N-COURT MUSIC) (03/22/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes EXENE CERVENKA & THE ORIGINAL SINNERS -- SEV7EN (NITRO) (03/22/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes ELECTRIC PRESIDENT -- S/T (MORR MUSIC) (03/22/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes STRANGER LAZY -- THE COX SINTRIFIC (SELF-RELEASE) (03/22/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes THE APPLESEED CAST -- PEREGRINE (THE MILITIA GROUP) (03/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes MEGAN REILLY -- LET YOUR GHOST GO (CARROT TOP) (03/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes ASS PONYS -- THE OKRA YEARS (SHAKE IT) (03/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes COLDCUT -- SOUND MIRRORS (NINJA TUNE) (03/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes BIG AL ANDERSON -- AFTER HOURS (SONY LEGACY) (03/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes PSYCHIC ILLS -- DINS (THE SOCIAL REGISTRY) (03/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes SIA -- COLOUR THE SMALL ONE (ASTRALWERKS) (03/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Prefuse 73, In Flames and More... (03/01/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Subways, The Robocop Kraus and More... (02/15/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Oceansize, Hammell On Trial and More... (02/08/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Beatings, Patty Hurst Shifter and More.. (02/01/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Audio Bullys and More... (01/25/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes Music Reviews of Cat Power, Randy and More... (01/18/06)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Green Day, The Cops and More... (12/07/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Double, Sevendust and More... (11/16/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Silver Jews, Lewis Taylor and More... (11/09/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD reviews of Depeche Mode, Matthew Herbert and More... (11/02/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews Big Star, Nada Surf and More... (10/19/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of One Self, Jacknife and More... (10/12/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Devandra Banhart, Institute and More... (09/28/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of The Bodeans, Lake Trout and More... (09/21/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Every Time I Die, Death Cab For Cutie and More... (09/14/05)
Edited By Mike Breen

Short Takes CD Reviews of Greg Dulli, Public Enemy and More... (09/07/05)
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From Hallelujah to Hell No New Gospel releases range from The Dixie Hummingbirds' ebullient 70th anniversary celebration to Knee-C's non-stop flop (10/07/99)
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