Ray Davies

Five worst musical moments at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony

After all of the dust settled from the exciting athletic competitions staged over last two weeks, everyone turned their attention to the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics last night at Olympic Stadium in London. Billed as "A Symphony Of British Music," the loose and jubilant closing cerem ... More >>

Ray Davies at the Fitzgerald Theater, 11/08/11

Photo By Steve Cohen​Ray DaviesNovember 8, 2011Fitzgerald Theater, St. PaulFrom the moment Ray Davies stepped onto the Fitzgerald Theater's stage Tuesday evening, it was clear we caught him on a good night. The notoriously mercurial Kinks frontman even announced as much to the sold-out crowd at ... More >>

Ray Davies, Culture Cry Wolf, and more

Ray Davies

Critics' Picks: Volcano Choir, Amos Lee, the Dodos, and more

British Sea Power

The Week That Was: P4K knights Kanye, Black-Eyed Peas at Super Bowl

​Holiday weeks are hell on columns like this one. Not because nothing happens, but because nobody's around to report on what's happening. In any event, here's what we were able to find out about what went down while we were hanging Christmas lights, getting sick, and stuffing ourselves full of tur ... More >>

Gorillaz, Temper Trap, Sufjan Stevens, and more

Gorillaz

Goodnight Loving release 'Nothing Conquers Us'

​The 7" Review blog has seen its share of punk bands of late--in large part because that's a genre that utilizes the short-play format more frequently. This edition brings a little more variety to the table in Milwaukee's The Goodnight Loving. The band just released a full-length companion t ... More >>

iPod Hijack! City Pages staff's Top Ten Most Played

The time has come to purify our hearts and minds of the guilty pleasures in our iPods. You could be next.

Delta Spirit

Ben Kweller, Fujiya & Miyagi, and more

5ingles

The songs we can't escape

Robbers on High Street: Grand Animals

Top 50 CDs from 2006

Britt Robson's 100 Best CDs of 2006

What We Talk About When We Say Nothing

A spirited non-conversation with Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt

The Lilys: Precollection

The Great Escape

Blur's musical diaspora: Beyond the waterloo sunset, Africa!

The New Pornographers: Electric Version

Love Stinks

Who needs kissing? These non-nookie songs teach you more about love.

Getting Kinky

Dave Davies chats about alien invasion and spiritual healing

Strange Brew

George W. Slept Here

Tahiti 80: Puzzle

Holding Back the Years

Scottish indie-pop savants Belle and Sebastian keep postponing the doldrums of maturity, one album at a time

A Sense of Where You Are

The Hang Ups return home with a new album, a new sound, and a new chance to start over

Of Montreal: The Gay Parade

Love Thang

The Cutest Band in America?: Boston's Papas Fritas

Belle And Sebastian

If You're Feeling Sinister

Naughty But Too Nice

Mood School