With the school season upon us, the last opportunities to spend some time at the pool relaxing with a good book are slipping fast. I suggest beating the heat and soaking up some Vitamin D with two f  

One of America's greatest minds, Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West, returns next week with a new CD of intellectual Hip Hop and R&B. Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations features an array of gue  

Turn away from the digital abyss, my friend, and dig into some recent, terrific new Rock & Roll photography books. These three arty, tactile, coffee-table tomes might be the perfect gift for yoursel  

The soundtrack to a fascinating multimedia performance with a bug's-eye view is released next week by indie stalwart K Records. Commissioned earlier this year by the Portland Institute for Contempor  

Everything's gone covers-crazy next month with a caravan of weird and wonderful salutes, sure to prick up ears with a healthy "huh?" Luna covering Paula Abdul? Superchunk bowing down to Destiny's Ch