Chuck Norton reviews the August 28, 2010 live performances of Oryx and Crake, Venice Is Sinking and Book of Colors at The Earl in Atlanta.

Denton Poteet reviews the Colour Revolt and Turbo Fruits show at The Earl in Atlanta on August 20, 2010.

Manu Muraro reviews the August 11, 2010, performance of Arcade Fire and Spoon in suburban Atlanta.

Brent Smith reviews the Here We Go Magic and Beach Fossils live performance on August 6, 2010 in Atlanta. Includes exclusive video of both bands.

Moe Castro reviews the upcoming release by Elf Power – their tenth album since forming in 1994.

Denton Poteet reviews the July 31, 2010 live performances of Heavy Cream, The Coathangers and JEFF the Brotherhood at 529 in Atlanta

DeadJournalist.com’s newest contributer, Denton Poteet, reviews the B.o.B. free, live performance at Center Stage in Atlanta on July 31, 2010. Which version of the chart-topping Decatur-based artist did he see? B.o.B. or Bobby Ray?

Like much of the blog-o-sphere I’ve been waiting for the Best Coast’s album release for months, so when Mr. UPS Man delivered it today, I was a happy camper. But was I as happy after giving it a full listen?

August 3, 2010 brings the release of Arcade Fire’s eagerly anticipated third album, The Suburbs. Does the new album meet the standard set by the band’s previous work? Read this exclusive album review of The Suburbs to find out …

DeadJournalist.com welcomes Emily Hogan as our newest contributor with her review of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on July 10, 2010 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.

DeadJournalist.com welcomes our newest contributor, Moe Castro, to the fold with this album review: Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises

Instant Album Review: Hypernova – Through the Chaos (July 14, 2010) by: Eric Munoz It’s seldom that I get a new album that I can’t wait to listen to nonstop. Hypernova’s Through the Chaos broke the cycle for me.  The album is filled with very catchy hooks and lyrics that paint a very vivid picture [...]

Manu Muraro reviews the July 9, 2010 live performance of She & Him at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in Atlanta.

An Instant Album Review of the UK-based band The Joy Formidable’s album A Balloon Called Moaning.

Instant Album Review: Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void (June 8, 2010) Eric Earley, the composer and vocalist for the Portland-based band Blitzen Trapper, may not have the name recognition of some of his contemporaries, but his talent is among the best of his generation. His superb penchant for crafting engaging stories through song [...]

Instant Album Review: The National – High Violet (May 11, 2010) Once many bands hit their third album, the quality of their work tends to decline precipitately. A band may spend years crafting songs for their first album, but two albums later, the rigors of touring, maintaining creative cohesiveness and lack artist inspiration leaves them [...]

Instant Album Review: Band of Horses – Infinite Arms (May 18, 2010) This is the album that pushes Band of Horses into full-bore mainstream status. Selfishly, I wish it weren’t the case but the band of “Detlef Schrempf” is now the band of “Factory”. The band’s third full-length album, their first on Columbia Records, pushes [...]

Does the bio-pic ‘The Runaways” live up to the hype? Or does it fall short of the band’s real-life, Jett-setting ways?

Sam Mitchell reviews the Julian Casablancas and The Funeral Party in Atlanta on March 26, 2010. Someone’s a poet … or at least a little tipsy.

Jon Wolf reviews The Constellations homecoming performance in Atlanta on March 24. Find out if touring with Snoop and signing to Virgin has changed the band and what their single “Felicia” is really about …

Rob Jones reviews the recent Cymbals Eat Guitars/Bear In Heaven/Freelance Whales show in Atlanta at The Earl on March 11, 2010. Find out which band impressed him and which one make him reference Get Out Kids (and not in a good way) …