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LCD Soundsystem's 'Long Goodbye'

By Matthew Munhall · Wednesday, April 23, 2014

I arrived at Stinkweeds, my favorite record store in my hometown of Phoenix, Ariz., bright and early for Record Store Day, April 19. Despite all the exclusive releases, I had my eye on only one record: “The Long Goodbye,” LCD Soundsystem’s 5xLP box set of their final show. LCD Soundsystem were one of the formative bands of my teen years; frontman James Murphy’s introspective, vulnerable songs remain some of my favorites of the young millennium. While their debut single “Losing My Edge” was released before I was even old enough to have any kind of edge, by the release of their final album in 2010, the group had cemented itself as a mainstay in my record collection.

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Rock God: A look back on 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

By Emilie Kefalas · Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Though it’s not as simple as “Cats,” one could certainly try to make the case that Andrew Lloyd Webber is, in fact, not a god. We’re talking as mortal, as English and as prone to illness as the next bloke. However, God owes Sir Webber some thanks for giving His Son and His Word an unmatched vibrancy and angst only experienced through the wailing of a rock and roll opera. 

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Record Store Day: surprises and celebrations

By Allie Tollaksen · Tuesday, April 22, 2014

In the midst of the long weekend was an annual holiday less recognized but still celebrated in full force by a handful of local businesses. Record Store Day (RSD) was celebrated by local record stores, audiophiles and vinyl-heads on its annual day, April 19.

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A solid 3.5

By John Darr · Tuesday, April 22, 2014

In life, there are a lot of things that are pretty good. Paintings in a museum that you like but won’t really remember, because they’re just pretty good. Meals that you gulp down, not stopping to remark “Mmm” or “Wow, that’s tasty” because their pretty-goodness simply doesn’t warrant it. People that you cheerfully greet at the dining hall but would never think to text because they’re just pretty-good friends.

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