Author Archives: Rob Kadivar

The oft-cited explanation for band breakups, memorialized in the rockstar mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” is “artistic differences.”

In a city like Los Angeles, where entertainment is the industry, it is easy to get lost in the commercial, swept up by the mainstream, and drowned beneath the superficial.

Two years after inspiring us all to feel the rain on our skin, the world’s favorite Bedingfield is back with a menu of ballads as inspirational as only Natasha can provide.

The facade looks like it is made of giant Legos. A simple archway entrance leads inside.

To understand Dan Deacon’s music, it is best to start with the man ““ or the fat kid.

Let’s be frank ““ there is just way too much music out there. 2007 brought a flood of releases and so much good stuff that there is no way 10 selections could capture everything musical that happened this year. But, nonetheless, here is our list of albums that would just be, well, wrong to miss.

With the approach of Dance marathon, LCD Soundsystem couldn’t have chosen a better time to release their marathon track, “45:33.”