Brooklyn Vegan — Amenra with Billy Anderson Ethereal hardcore/sludge band Amenra touches on black metal, gothic folk and post-rock in the most organic of ways. Exhibit A comes in the form of their new video for "Nowena I 9.10," featuring the always-searing vocals... more info

Impose Magazine — While we continue to behave like the season of sun never left, there is no doubt that fall is upon us. Exhibit A: The excessive nationalist stump humping from the DNC and RNC hype combined . Exhibit B: One Direction and Chris Brown owning MTV's V... more info

Guardian Music — Old Blue Last, London"The Madonna of the Midlands", as Nottingham singer/producer Ronika Sampson has been unenviably labelled, is having an intriguing effect on a quartet of young women in the audience. While others are dancing, they're vibrating fro... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Whoever's in charge of marketing HBO's hotly anticipated Lena Dunham/Judd Apatow collaboration Girls is doing a good job making their social media presence fit the show's "indie" aesthetic. Exhibit A: at last night's NYC premiere, rather than hire a ... more info

Metalsucks — Here’s all you should really need to convince you that 3 Inches of Blood’s new album Long Live Heavy Metal is worthy of your oh-so-precious time: Exhibit A: It’s a new 3 Inches of Blood album. Exhibit B: It’s called Long Live Heavy Metal. E... more info

Guardian Music — The many translations of Joyce's Ulysses, bad pop rhymes; St Patrick and the snakesHas James Joyce's Ulysses been translated? If so, how?Yes, into all the major world languages, starting with French, by August Morel (1929), with the assistance of Joy... more info

Guardian Music — In going for the extremity of Beethoven's music, conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra prove the infamous symphony still has the power to shockDoes anyone really believe in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony any more? The problem wi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Exhibit A: 'The Whole Love.' The veteran band, accused of being restrained on its last two albums, sounds rejuvenated and upbeat on its new release.Exhibit A: 'The Whole Love.' The veteran band, accused of being restrained on its last two albums, sou... more info

Guardian Music — Singer Sinéad O'Connor is a woman who uses Twitter as a platform for a seemingly unending stream of filthSometimes, Lost in Showbiz despairs of the celebrity magazines. Exhibit A: their reporting of celebrities on Twitter. There's a lot of room devo... more info

Pop Crunch — Still wondering why reality stars have been banned from the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Feast your eyes on Exhibit A: This video of Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino dancing to Foster [...] more info