Fried Eggs

A Must Read: Sacré Bleu

Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art is a twisted fairytale like only Christopher Moore can tell. It adds a supernatural twist to haze, paint, drink, and sex; occupational hazards for French Impressionists. http://bit.ly/Jjs8Fx

11 days ago

Silversun Pickups

Neck Of The Woods by the Silversun Pickups delves deeper in the dark where those wild things are. It's a smart album with 11 tracks of rough and unexpected arrangements. http://bit.ly/IPZJbt

12 days ago

Gallon Drunk

It has been more than five years since London-based Gallon Drunk released a new album with their alternative punk- and jazz-infused swamp rock sound. But taking five years off from the studio did the band well. http://bit.ly/K00Wwi

20 days ago

Austin, Texas anytime

When most people think about Austin, they think SXSW. But really, Austin is a dynamic town year round, and it just keeps getting better. http://bit.ly/HTBhHT

4/18/12

Short Story

The Everyday Hound by Richard Becker. http://on.fb.me/HmTJUv

4/11/12

Jail House Boardshorts

Big waves deserve big boardshorts. http://bit.ly/HZNwyF

4/10/12

Broken Hands shakes off the Sorrow.

Broken Hands shakes off the Sorrow with another riveting single. The Canterbury-based rockers were the first band singed with AED Records, a label created from thin air by James Endeacott and Edwyn Collins. http://bit.ly/HpC6lE

4/09/12

The Technologists

Matthew Pearl pens The Technologists, a historical mystery thriller at MIT during the dawn of industrialism. While not as strong as some of his earlier works, Pearl brings the people and societal issues of 1868 to life with a few alternative twists in history. http://bit.ly/yf0wPA

3/15/12

I See Hawks In L.A.

We don't review much country, but every now and again someone turns our ears for a listen. I See Hawks In L.A. did something sharp with New Kind of Lonely. It's their first fan-backed all-acoustic album (except for a bit of electric bass). http://bit.ly/yCQu6P

3/12/12

Many Belles Down

About two years ago, a vintage clothes shopper and fashion boutique owner named Jane Lee stopped browsing racks and started designing clothes. She had the right concept from the start. Reinvent vintage lines by making them timeless with modern fabrics. http://bit.ly/ySdlHQ

3/05/12

The Menzingers

Pennsylvania-based punk rockers The Menzingers turn another breakthrough album, On The Impossible Past. The storytelling is convincing enough to be called folk punk, with some songs tied together to tell a bigger story. http://bit.ly/wgOswF

2/23/12

The Invisible Ones

The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney is a spell-binding glimpse inside the lives of modern gypsies, and slow burn mystery. The story is told from two points of view, a investigator looking in and a boy looking out. http://bit.ly/xiQuAN

2/16/12

Goodbye Jewel Cases

Discgear makes some of the better CD/DVD storage units on the market. The smartest design packs 100 CDs into 13 inches and makes retrieval easier than a jewel case.

http://www.liquidhip.com/2012/02/discgear-makes-better-storage-case.html

2/08/12

The Man Of Constant Sorrow

Baltimore-based Charm City Devils revive the bluegrass classic The Man of Constant Sorrow into a gritty, dirty rock song. It not only works, but sets the tone of their upcoming album SINS to beat their debut. http://bit.ly/x2eoLB

2/07/12

Untouchable

A well-crafted debut author worth watching. Scott O'Connor

2/02/12

Jack White is back.

Jack White is back with a Love Interruption, a duet with one of the best songwriters in music, Ruby Amanfu. Review: http://bit.ly/zG0DPc

2/01/12

Murder City Devils

The Murder City Devils are back with their first new songs in ten years. http://bit.ly/yFUto2

1/26/12

Turf War

Years Of Living Dangerously by Turf War is all anxious and dirty, dark and upbeat. In the last days of being young, we might as well have a good time. Review: http://bit.ly/wHT0yK

1/24/12

Hey, it's back. I was starting to think fried eggs was cooked.

1/24/12

Senna

Senna by Asif Kapadia is powerful, somber, and sobering biopic, nearly autobiographical as legendary Formula One racer Ayrton Senna tells much of his own story, sometimes foreshadowing the end. http://bit.ly/vxs1hq

1/03/12