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Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon turns forty

More than being one of the best selling albums of all time, more than having the most recognizable album cover the world over, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon was a cross-cultural, trans-generational album that connected with audiences on issues of death, greed, life-purpose and the horrors and t ... More >>

Digital Mystiks gets glitchy at Cervantes' on Thursday, July 12

Weekend's best dance and party bets: Global Dub Festival, Subb-an, Drumcell and more

See Also: • Global Dubstep Festival Survival Guide • Dubstep for Dummies, a primer for newly-minted dubstep fans (infographic) • NORAD dance bar to open next month in 2200 space The weekend is here! Time to cut loose and get your groove on. If that's exactly what you have in mind right about ... More >>

Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, Attack the Block top our new release picks for October 25, 2011

With too many solid book releases to count this week, picking just a few was difficult. But with a biography on the recently deceased Steve Jobs, a new novel from Haruki Murakami, and a special re-release of a children's classic, there should be something for everyone. We also have a few incredibly ... More >>

Bring Attack the Block to Denver or we'll never forgive you

​Attack the Block -- the Joe Cornish flick bought to you by Edgar Wright, geek god director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World -- is an absurdly great movie. It's the kind of work that inspires kids to become filmmakers, because it's so effective and well-constructe ... More >>

Thirteen-a-day sausage habit encourages zealot to seek professional help for his porky obsession

Photo: SWNSDavid Harding is Britian's bona fide porker -- and he's sought professional counseling to help him curb his addiction​In today's hilarious food news of the world report, David Harding, a man from South London, admits that he has a fetish -- a major fetish -- for sausages. It's becom ... More >>

Kenny Be's Yard Arteology: Amy Winehouse totem pole

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments... click image to enlarge​ Figure 44, views a & b. Jefferson Park: Sculpture suggests that "Thunderbird" is the guardian "spirit" of the drunken songbird of soul music. At first glance, the yard art pictured in figure 44 appears to be a Sou ... More >>

The Noisettes Keep It Raw

It’s tough to maintain an edge in the studio and out — just ask this British trio.

Basement Jaxx

Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation (XL Recordings/Beggars Group)

Llama Farmers

El Toppo (Beggars Banquet)

Strange Vibrations

Sound tumblers Chris Cutler and Thomas Dimuzio flirt with the fault line.

Critic's Choice

At the Crossroads

Celebrity drummer Ginger Baker prepares to leave Colorado. Will he be gone for good?

True Grit

Thrills for the week