Ten years later, the Trio is still cranking out songs on many of the same themes, albeit with a more mainstream sound and a larger fan base.

Simple is always pleasant, but rarely truly engaging or thought provoking.

There are some very obvious perks to being a suitor of sound in a city as boisterous as New York, among them my inclusion among those lucky enough to be treated to an advance listening of Animal Collective's hotly anticipated LP.

Berlin has become one of Reed's best-regarded studio albums, leading him to recreate it in a live 2006 performance which is now available on CD.

Once again, The Midnight Company has brought a compelling and well-produced play to St. Louis.

Quantum does little more than provide a few exciting car chases and some serious hand-to-hand fighting strongly reminiscent of the Jason Bourne movies.

After Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, all easily among the greatest films of the past decade, I have the utmost respect for Charlie Kaufman the writer.

As usual, no matter what you fancy when the theater lights go down, this years' festival has something for you.

It looks to be a pretty strong year for the festival, so don't feel bad about exhausting either yourself or your wallet.

From the experimental to the mainstream, the SLIFF can introduce you to some of the best in the cinema.

Thank goodness for events like the St. Louis International Film Festival, which provide the opportunity to go on a multi-day bender, cinematically speaking, without having to leave St. Louis.

This dark and fantastic manga explores the life of Robert Johnson, the Depression-era musician who (supposedly) sold his soul to the Devil to become the greatest Blues player who ever lived.

The disgruntled and disaffected offering long internal ruminations of the glass-is-half-empty variety in Tim Lane's new graphic novel.

If anything, in art, an explanation doesn't seem necessary; you should just experience it.

"It's like showing up a friend's house with your Lego building set and creating something."

Idiosyncratically pushing his boundaries in a never-ending exploration of his own twisted cosmos, he remains a hard man to pin down.

This box amounts to a volume from a pop music encyclopedia, which is exactly what the discerning beginner tends to crave.

Art Brut singer Eddie Argos turns the tables on a fellow rocker with a look at My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way's Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, plus a look at the DC Comics Encyclopedia.

CMJ is a place to see and be seen—by new fans, maybe an industry bigwig or two.

Needless to say, Force Field PR is definitely doing it.

It was maybe the best thing ever.

Ranma ½ is not your typical cartoon, or even your typical Japanese anime and that's what makes this television series so unique.

These pictures are of an entirely different time and place than the one most of us know.

If you can listen objectively and with an open mind, there is a damn good album awaiting you.

Newly reformed, the band has just released their latest and fourth album, Forth.