Despite recent gloomy predictions of the album's demise, a veritable deluge of important releases gushes forth this summer. Here's a... More >>

Omid the Producer took the fabled American dream and made a beat out of it. How does one get started as a hip-hop producer? In junior high, there... More >>

"In a fantasy world—which probably won't happen—I'd like to take minimal techno and make pop out of it, the same way Depeche Mode and... More >>

Mirrored has been racking up heaps of glowing reviews. Is the hype justified? Undoubtedly. After releasing three promising yet inchoate EPs, this... More >>

After digesting this seriously heavy LP, I can think of at least two interpretations of the title. One: that there is none (hope, that is). Two:... More >>

Fear played a part in Timmy Anderson losing his Virgin-ity. The Ima Robot bassist found out bigger isn't always better when the Los Angeles... More >>

When gabachos start railing about the evils of Mexicans, the man they have in mind is Ramón Ayala. I mean, look at him! Fat. Mustachioed.... More >>

*A correction was made to this article on June 27, 2007. "The parties were getting out of control—they were getting way too big," Mikey... More >>

Reina Boone is a lifer. How did you get started as a singer/songwriter? After I graduated from college, I moved back to Orange County. I went to... More >>

Sky Blue Sky is exactly like Wilco's other preternaturally affecting releases—in that it's nothing like them. It's absorbing and, in its... More >>