Revolution (Self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

This Is…Eurovox (Saville Row Recordings). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Lift (Cheap Lullaby). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Once again, New York City signals the end of summer with a non-stop CMJ Marathon. Tracy Fay gives us her highlights in this roundup.

Scottish band Franz Ferdinand made a special trip across the Atlantic for a live MTV taping at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, and Jen Cray was there.

LouisXIV may be ripping off T. Rex and David Bowie, and they may only know how to write songs about one topic (sex!), yet they’re music is irressistibly catchy. Jen Cray is hooked.

The First Trip Out (Ace Fu). Review by Jen Cray.

Notorious Lightning and Other Works (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.

A Manual Dexterity - Soundtrack Volume I (Gold Standard Labs). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Never Bring You Pleasure (Sonic Unyon). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Cause and Effect (Projekt Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Backwards Life Of Romeo (pnuma). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Was it a time warp in Carnegie Hall? Gail Worley reports on what may be the greatest tribute band of the greatest band ever.

Mitch Easter, Let’s Active, the dBs, Rob Levy, interview

They don’t come more seminal than Mitch Easter, who has influenced music from both sides of the mixing board, with his band Let’s Active and as the producer for acts like REM, Pavement and Marshall Crenshaw. Rob Levy grabs a few moments with the busy man.

In part two of this interview, Gail Worley gets technical with the Alice Cooper Band bassist, and gets to share some of his favorite moments.

In part two of this interview, Gail Worley gets technical with the Alice Cooper Band bassist, and gets to share some of his favorite moments.

943 Recluse (Recordhead / Mr. Whiggs). Review by Stein Haukland.

Some Truth & A Little Money (Cheap Lullaby). Review by James Mann.

Never Mind The Pollacks (Telegraph). Review by Troy Jewell.