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ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012

Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…

Video: High on Fire’s “Fertile Green”

The video for High on Fire’s "Fertile Green," amazing in its ridiculousness, is a mini-masterpiece of psychedelic sci-fi. Follow "Balteazeen,…

Video: Powerglove’s “Batman”

Video-game-metal quartet Powerglove has released a video for the song "Batman," a track from its latest release, Saturday Morning Apocalypse…

Guest Spots: The Bad Plus’ pinewood derby

The Bad Plus: Never Stop (E1, 9/14/10) The Bad Plus: "My Friend Metatron" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The_Bad_Plus_My_Friend_Metatron.mp3|titles=The Bad Plus: "My Friend Metatron"] Jazz…

World in Stereo: Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuária’s Lagrimas Mexicanas

Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

The Bad Plus: Known for Transforming Others’ Work, Brawny Jazz Trio Turns Focus Inward

Stripped of the band’s most tried and true novelty, Never Stop reveals what The Bad Plus could have exploited all…

Powerglove’s five favorite video-game covers

Named after the Nintendo robot-hand gaming accessory, Powerglove plays power-metal covers of classic video-game songs. The band released its debut…