Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton What Is Free to a Good Home? Last Gang Records released, July 24, 2007 Emily Haines' (of Metric) latest EP What is Free to a Good Home? is by far her greatest solo work to date. I've always felt that her debut full length Knives Don't Have Your Back was hit or miss, mostly the latter. I expect a lot from Ms. Haines. The songs just weren't as hard... more ›

Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic and the rest of the Abba-esque Brit dance group Scissor Sisters are finding just as much success here in the states as they did early last month in the UK where they debuted at #1. The follow-up to 2004's eponymous freshman offerring did extremely well here in LA last week due to several factors: they headlined a sold-out show at the Shrine last Thursday, they appeared on Indie on... more ›

Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic (Columbia) Richard Cheese - Silent Nightclub (Surfdog) Natalie Cole - Leavin' (Verve) Al Di Meola - Consequence of Chaos (Telarc) Enigma - A Posteriori (Virgin) Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Big Band - Dizzy's Business (MCG Jazz) Amy Grant - Time Again ... Live (Word) Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back (Last Gang) Hedley - Hedley (enhanced; Capitol) Alan Jackson - Like Red... more ›