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2013 and 1/3: The Best Albums of the 2010s (So Far)

Inspired by the third installment of The Naked Gun, we decided to compile our favorite albums over the first 3…

Q&A: Sargent House’s Cathy Pellow on redefining the management-label relationship

Named after the historic home where its offices reside, Sargent House isn’t your ordinary music company. It’s a management company…

ALARM’s 50 (+5) Favorite Songs of 2012

Last month ALARM presented its 50 favorite albums of 2012, an eclectic, rock-heavy selection of discs that were in steady…

Melvins, Hella, Why?, Rob Crow share new tracks for Joyful Noise flexi-disc subscription

Joyful Noise Recordings is offering exclusive seven-inch recordings from a glut of great bands -- including Melvins, Hella, and Why?…

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…

Review: Solos’ Beast of Both Worlds

Solos is a new avant-pop project from a pair of Hella members, combining Led Zeppelin-ish acoustic rock with psych-pop and…

Review: Death Grips’ The Money Store

This February, Epic Records signed Sacramento-based aggro-rap trio Death Grips in a WTF? move that caused an industry-wide double-take. As…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Noxious Foxes’ Légs

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

Hella releases untitled song from forthcoming, untitled album

Four years after its last release, Hella, the experimental duo originally (and now again) composed of drummer Zach Hill and…

Q&A: Marnie Stern

Marnie Stern: s/t (Kill Rock Stars, 10/5/10) Marnie Stern: "For Ash" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Marnie_Stern_For_Ash.mp3|titles=Marnie Stern: "For Ash"] Give Marnie Stern some credit;…

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…