Mogwai | C Mogwai’s particular brand of space-station stadium rock doesn’t find much in the way of legroom on Rave Tapes (Sub Pop). Often condensed and compartmentalized, the Scottish band’s dips into analog electronics (“Remurdered”), Gregorian chamber rock (“Blues Hour”)…

Bruce Springsteen | B- A collection of B- and C-sides, covers and re-recordings, High Hopes (Columbia) doesn’t exactly top the list of Springsteen’s most essential recent records. Even the most devout Boss completionists might agree that scrapped cuts from The…

There’s a lot of yearning on Something Wild (Salinas), the first full-length album from West Philly’s Radiator Hospital. Yearning, pining, longing — that general feeling of having so many feelings that you don’t know what to do with them and…

Let’s skip the Champ Kind quotes for the next hundred words or so. Anchorman 2’s been buzz-marketed enough. Truth is, David Koechner’s best characters have almost no Steve Carell connection — like T-Bones Tibbons, of the long-overlooked musical duo The…

There’s a lot of yearning on Something Wild (Salinas), the first full-length album from West Philly’s Radiator Hospital. Yearning, pining, longing — that general feeling of having so many feelings that you don’t know what to do with them and…

A couple months ago, PhilaMOCA threw a party. And, as you might expect from the Eraserhood/Callowhill/Loft District/Whatever-You-Want-To-Call-It art/film venue, it was weird and it was awesome. This time, Christmas is their excuse to get down. PhilaMOCA neighbor and preteen Shaun…

James Rexroad Come Monday night, things are about to get pretty effing loud north of Chinatown. Portland, Oregon’s Red Fang are fresh off the release of Whales and Leeches (Relapse), indulging in all the doomy, sludgy stoner-metal tropes you’d expect…

Frank Turner has never had an honesty problem. He’s kind of an open book, always on the road, his heart so firmly affixed on his sleeve that it’s starting to fray. Once the former singer of English hardcore band Million…

[Oct. 19-20] The first rule of Shell Club — is it “Don’t talk about Shell Club”? Nope, just have a dope shell collection and want to show and tell with other conchology nerds. Presented by the Philadelphia Shell Club and…