如果有人想在80年代找一支带有90年代色彩的乐队，那么 Pixies 绝对是不二的选择。他们在签约于着名的英国唱片厂牌 4AD 之后推出的这张激进的《Surfer Rosa》以其严肃刺耳的音波为诸如 Nirvana 之类的乐队扫平了道路。在善于在制作中表现自我的制作人 Steve Albini 的协助下，乐队以吉它手 Joey Santiago 暴怒的吉它和主唱 Black Francis 的嘶吼确立了他们独特的风格：冷酷但不傲慢、充满创造性但并不故作晦涩、硬朗却不夸张。歌曲“Gigantic”、“Break My Body”、“Tony's Theme”、“Something Against You”、“Where Is My Mind”是公认的非主流摇滚必听之选。

Since their modest beginnings as four guys who drove around southern California with their gear in their cars, packing whatever they could steal a space, Cold War Kids have always exhibited two qualities in their music, intense passion and emotional truth. Lithe and percussive, roaring and tuneful, the soul-punk on the Long Beach quartet's first two albums Robbers & Cowards and Loyalty To Loyalty emerged like miniature goth novels. Singer Nathan Willett channeled taut dramas of men on the edge, families in peril, and crises of faith. The musical literature of these four tight-knit friends-Willett, Jonnie Russell, Matt Maust and Matt Aveiro was a sound that augured something bigger, something more universal.

Oh what an album! 美国作家备受期待的首专！

Knight of Cups is the latest film from maverick director Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, Tree of Life). Featuring an all-star cast including Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Cate Blanchett (Carol), and Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Knight of Cups is an impressionistic drama that follows a Los Angeles-based screenwriter attempting to make sense of the strange events surrounding him. While he’s successful in his career, he is haunted by death in his family and lives a vapid existence. He finds temporary relief in the Hollywood excess that comes to define him and in the women who provide a constant distraction from the daily pain he endures. The soundtrack features an eclectic selection of songs from far-flung genres. The classical compositions of Arvo Part and Edvard Grieg mix with pumping electronic tracks and Pakistani favorites. Composer Hanan Townshend (To the Wonder, The Better Angels) provides original score selections that weave expertly with Malick’s one-of-a-kind soundscape.

Monuments to an Elegy is the upcoming tenth studio album by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, due for release in December 2014. Band leader Billy Corgan has noted that — similar to the band's previous release, Oceania — the album will be part of the ongoing project, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope