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Tom Waits promised last week that he’d “set the record straight” about his new album, and here’s the newly straightened record: It’s called Bad As Me, and it’s out Oct. 25. The title track has been released as a single, and is currently available on i…

Last week, I complained some about Alphas’ guest casting, so let’s do some credit where credit’s due stuff and point out that Summer Glau was pretty awesome as Skylar, a sort of one-woman Radio Shack who could put together insanely wacky gadgets…

Stephin Merritt thrives on self-imposed constraints. Whether doing soundtrack work under his own name or releasing aesthetically and topically themed albums with The Magnetic Fields, Gothic Archies, or Future Bible Heroes, Merritt has always displayed…

You Are All I See is the debut album from Active Child, the band that Los Angeles singer-songwriter Pat Grossi has steadily built around his sweeping harp, pining falsetto, and shuddering beats. A series of small-budget, limited-edition EPs, singles a…