Joshua Klein

Old Crow Medicine Show O.C.M.S. Something about Old Crow Medicine Show seems like nothing more than a perverse bit of retro one-upmanship: As far as punk cred goes, fiddle and...

Cee-Lo Cee-Lo Green ... is the Soul Machine The album title's declaration aside, Cee-Lo isn't kidding--the disc is all over the place. In this sense, the former Goodie Mob member...

The Frames Set List At this point, the Frames have released a pair of live albums, perhaps excessive for a relatively young group still on its way up. But "Set...

Jon Langford All the Fame of Lofty Deeds Whether with the Mekons, Waco Brothers or Pine Valley Cosmonauts, among his many, many projects, Chicago-by-way-of-Wales rocker Jon Langford rarely disappoints. If...

"School of Rock" Paramount, $29.99 WHO'S IN IT: Jack Black, Mike White, Sarah Silverman RECAP: Posing as a substitute teacher, slacker Jack Black chucks the syllabus and teaches his young...

Savath & Savalas Apropa't Influenced by the year and a half Scott Heron (who often records as Prefuse 73) spent living in Barcelona exploring his roots, "Apropa't" offers a mix...

Mountain Goats We Shall All Be Healed As great as his lo-fi works may be, the prolific John Darnielle's recent, slightly more polished Mountain Goats albums are a welcome development,...

Helmet Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997 Hot on the heals of Nirvana's success, Helmet was signed as the alt-rock revolution's next great hope. But whereas grunge offered sludgy, dull,...

"Matchstick Men" Warner Bros., $27.95 WHO'S IN IT: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman RECAP: An obsessive-compulsive con man learns he has a long-lost daughter, who makes him want to...

90 Day Men Panda Park Once just another post-rock band on a crowded Chicago playing field, the 90 Day Men have made some impressive improvements over the years. Now tricky...