Elliott Smith

Switches Tonight at Revolution

The Whigs

Mission Control (ATO Records)

Miami's Best Albums of 2007

Suicide Blonde picks 'em.

Dashboard Confessional and John Ralston

Suicide Blonde picks 'em.

David Kilgour

The Far Now (Merge)

He's a Believer

After years in the alt-country outback, Rhett Miller makes good on his pop promise

Rufus Wainwright

Want Two Dreamworks/Geffen

Basshead

Agit Pop

ShapeShifter

This time it's the woman who manipulates the man in Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things

Perpetual 3:00 A.M.

Revolver pulls the trigger on a cool new space

What's Wrong With Wes Anderson?

A decade after Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, Generation Y's anointed auteur tries for a comeback with Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Buzz Bake Sale Preview: Metric

via Flickr user Jalapeno​The first couple times I heard Metric, I couldn't stand the singer's voice. Bands with female lead singers who have airy, over processed voices are becoming grating to me, a guy who grew up using Riot Grrl bands as my measuring stick for female vocal performances. Then I h ... More >>

Yonder Mountain String Band

via Flickr user Jalapeno​The first couple times I heard Metric, I couldn't stand the singer's voice. Bands with female lead singers who have airy, over processed voices are becoming grating to me, a guy who grew up using Riot Grrl bands as my measuring stick for female vocal performances. Then I h ... More >>

The Gin and Tonic is Hereby Dedicated to the Late, Great Alex Chilton

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitelone/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0​Alex Chilton, the legendary voice and songwriter behind the Box Tops and Big Star, has died, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 59.This is a very sad event for many fans of Chilton's work, as well as the countless artists -- ... More >>

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart headlines Poplife's anniversary party June 12

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitelone/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0​Alex Chilton, the legendary voice and songwriter behind the Box Tops and Big Star, has died, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 59.This is a very sad event for many fans of Chilton's work, as well as the countless artists -- ... More >>

Top Ten Best Songs About Cocaine

When they say Miami is a city built of snow, rest assured they aren't talking about the weather. Even pop culture, through movies like Scarface and TV shows like Miami Vice, have helped equate the city to sweet Lady Cocaine. That's reason enough to honor it by listing some of the best cocaine-relate ... More >>

Top ten cocaine songs

When they say Miami is a city built of snow, rest assured they aren't talking about the weather. Even pop culture, through movies like Scarface and TV shows like Miami Vice, have helped equate the city to sweet Lady Cocaine. That's reason enough to honor it by listing some of the best cocaine-relate ... More >>

Yonder Mountain String Band at Revolution Live February 4

When they say Miami is a city built of snow, rest assured they aren't talking about the weather. Even pop culture, through movies like Scarface and TV shows like Miami Vice, have helped equate the city to sweet Lady Cocaine. That's reason enough to honor it by listing some of the best cocaine-relate ... More >>

Class Actress at the Vagabond for Winter Music Conference March 11

Class Actress's Elizabeth Harper.​Elizabeth Harper waited a long time for something like Class Actress. Before becoming the frontwoman for the ineffably cool electro-pop trio, she was a singer-songwriter underwhelmed with her creative role. "It's kind of like when you're young and in college and l ... More >>

Class Actress at the Vagabond March 11

Class Actress's Elizabeth Harper.​Elizabeth Harper waited a long time for something like Class Actress. Before becoming the frontwoman for the ineffably cool electro-pop trio, she was a singer-songwriter underwhelmed with her creative role. "It's kind of like when you're young and in college and l ... More >>

Class Actress Talks Dolphin Music, Dance, and What Made the '80s Awesome

Class Actress's Elizabeth Harper.​Class Actress have an enviable knack for maximizing the minimal. The Brooklyn group maintains a tight three-member lineup of Scott Rosenthal, Mark Richardson, and Elizabeth Harper. They've only got one major release -- a five-song EP called Journal of Ardency -- ... More >>

Five Art Rock, Electroclash, and Country Suggestions for Next Muppets Tribute Album

​Since you obviously have good taste, you must be looking forward to Disney's soon-to-be-classic The Muppets coming out this Thanksgiving. You won't have to wait till November, though, to conjure up memories of these furry little guys. Pitchfork reported that on August 23, Weezer, Andrew Bi ... More >>

Rick Ross Unconscious, Suffers Seizure on Fort Lauderdale-to-Memphis Flight UPDATED

​Rick Ross suffered a seizure aboard a flight today, and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing. Miami's larger-than-life rapper was flying from Fort Lauderdale to Memphis when the 35-year old lost consciousness, according to TMZ. Paramedics quickly started to administer CPR once the ... More >>