Public Hi Fi Sessions 3 (Public Hi Fi Records. ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Blonder and Blonder (Omnivore Recordings). Review by Laura Pontillo.

Strays in the Cut (Noble Steed Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Critters. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Detroit in the 1960’s was a hard city going through hard times. The music that come out of Detroit was incubated at the Grande Ballroom. Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ted Nugent and many others remember the wild times.

WJRR’s annual Earthday Birthday is a daylong, sweat-soaked, outdoor concert celebration – featuring some of the biggest bands in the biz. Christopher Long found much to love on the smaller stages.

Adventure (Good Charamel Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Surface Noise (Kiam). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Set aside your Big Lebowski quotes and Mojo Nixon videos for a bit, and see Glenn Frey and the Eagles as Christopher Long does.

Nearly two hour documentary focusing on Amphetamine Reptile Records, responsible for releasing some of the noisiest punk-inspired music in the ’90s, including Helmet, Melvins, and Tar.

This two and a half hour documentary explores everything you might want to know about former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and the history of Progressive Rock.

Shelton Hull hails the rise of women in positions of power throughout the world - laying odds that Aung San Suu Kyi and Benazir Bhutto will be the ones to watch in 2008.

Marshall Presnell throws a bunch of pencil shavings and rusty nails in the holiday punch. Not much “up” as the year draws to a close, unfortunately.

Sex Change (Thrill Jockey Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.

Will’s Pub may have closed, but Sam Rivers’ monthly jazz workshop finds new life at the Plaza Theatre. S D Green finally figures out who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop.

Suicide devotee Matthew Moyer sits down with Alan Vega to talk about his new solo album Station, the mysteries of the creative process, whether Bruce Springsteen is indeed the Boss, becoming an entertainer and… a family man. This be the verse.

Bob Ham enjoys this archival DVD release of a George Jones concert from the early 80s - we think.

What could be more delightful than a cruise ship with Venom as the house band? A conversation with compulsive musical-project-starter Rob Crow, Ian Koss believes.

More than 10 years after calling it quits, Crowded House is back – and more delightfully ironic than ever. Steve Stav suddenly remembered sharing one thing in common with Eddie Vedder while covering the band’s visit to the Pacific Northwest.

Sean Kagalis may not be a name you recognize, but he’s been touring the country and playing coffeehouses for well over a decade. When he returned home to Central Florida, Jen Cray was first in line to welcome him back.