We just had a meeting about web optimization, so look at these. Cat vs. bear Cat vs. bag Cat vs. ball Cat vs. sprinkler Cat vs. kid Cat vs. fish II Cat vs. bowl of milk Cat vs. soda Cat…

Patrick Rapa Karen O’s got a killer voice: explosive, dazzling, tamed like a tiger. She knows how to moan and breathe between lines, to yelp, to repeat choruses as needed without boring herself or others. Maximum joy the whole time.…

Five years on, Song Sung Blue remains one of those goose-bumpy little documentaries you just can’t shake. Yes, it’s the story of a swaggering Neil Diamond impersonator named Lightning and his one-legged, angel-voiced wife, Thunder — but don’t expect some kitschy,…

Hey boss. I saw your t-shirts on Craigslist. Not bad, but… 1. You sure you’re allowed to print these photos? I have a feeling they came from a Google image search. (The first one was in a Philly Mag blog…

Neko Case took this photo of herself, apparently Neko Case Brilliant singer-songwriter Neko Case drops her new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You today and it’s, you know,…

First time the Japanese-born/Brooklyn-based quartet Hard Nips popped up about four years ago, you might not have foreseen their staying power. Stacked against them: newness to the language (they sing and banter in English), newness to their instruments (only one…

Kurt Vile was awarded the Liberty Medal right before he played a solo set at City Hall. 

Ted Barron This upstart little Chicago rock duo is totally crushworthy. Paige Brubeck’s got a voice sorta like Jenny Lewis — whisper-soft then wildfire-brilliant. Her guitar-forward melodies are classically catchy, but restlessly dreamy, too. And drummer Evan Sult? He’s ex-Harvey…

Justin Walsh IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR: Jo Anna Van Thuyne — aka Jo Pincushion of The Pincushion podcast — helped organize Podfest. “People are confused by the amount of work I do for absolutely no money, but I know…