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Kode9 and the Spaceape | Black Sun

Hyperdub (2011)
Kode9 is the most important electronic artist of the past five years.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | May 06, 2011

Review: The Double Hour

Capotondi's debut
Giuseppe Capotondi's unrelenting Italian thriller opens with a suicide witnessed only by meager hotel maid Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport).

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | April 27, 2011

Review: Nine Nation Animation

Eclectic but masterful
The animated short is one of the most misunderstood genres in film.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | April 13, 2011

2562 | Fever

When in Doubt (2011)
Dave Huismans must get easily bored with making music.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | April 13, 2011

Burial | Street Halo and Ego/Mirror

Hyperdub (2011) & Text (2011)
Hyperdub (2011) & Text (2011)

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | April 06, 2011

Review: Happythankyoumoreplease

Trivial hipster quandaries
Sam Wexler (Josh Radnor, who also wrote and directed) is an asshole.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | March 31, 2011

Southie takes Broadway

Good People , Great Gig
Good People , Great Gig

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | March 23, 2011

Modular (2011)
The most difficult thing about releasing a near-perfect album has to be the follow-up. People flipped when Cut Copy dropped 2008's In Ghost Colours , which saw the Aussie dance trio ramping up the formula of their debut LP with unrelenting momentum, strobe-light synths, and a shitload of robot voices.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | February 17, 2011

Hercules and Love Affair | Blue Songs

Moshi Moshi Records (2011)
Remember when disco was cool again? The year was 2007, and indie kids took to the revival as a flamboyant soundtrack to their flamboyant dance nights.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | February 09, 2011

James Blake | James Blake

PID (2011)
James Blake is a tough nut to crack. After a string of three 2010 EPs that primarily used chopped R&B samples and slo-mo piano dub to turn some serious heads, he opted to stretch his vocal cords and lead this release with a delicate cover of Feist's "Limit to Your Love."

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | February 01, 2011

Ghostface Killah | Apollo Kids

Def Jam (2010)
Back in October, Ghostface Killah released a statement proclaiming Apollo Kids to be a "warm-up to the big thing that's gonna happen next."

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | January 05, 2011

The worst and best of Boston sports in 2010

Jock strapped
The Patriots are 12-2, the Red Sox won Hot Stove season, the Bruins are skating off skeins of wins thanks in part to the pickup of an 18-year-old Wunderkind who may be the second coming of Jesus on ice skates, and the Celtics have twice dunked the Heat.

By: MICHAEL C. WALSH | December 22, 2010