Wes Anderson

Best Albums: Wild Throne, The Unsemble, Nick Waterhouse, Spirits and the Melchizedek Children, Alexandre Desplat

Wild Throne: Blood Maker EP The Unsemble: s/t Nick Waterhouse: Holly Spirits and the Melchizedek Children: So Happy, It's Sad…

Mitten-fisted talent-show skills in Brokeback’s video for “The Wire, the Rag, and the Payoff”

In the video for Western-psych-rock group Brokeback’s "The Wire, the Rag, and the Payoff," the band performs in an empty…

Review: Moonrise Kingdom soundtrack

A children's opera, a film-score suite, and Hank Williams tunes make strange bedfellows on the soundtrack to Moonrise Kingdom, Wes…

Review: Father John Misty’s Fear Fun

It’s opening day for former Fleet Foxes drummer Joshua Tillman’s new act, and he promises some violence as part of…

Guest Spots: Fredrik’s exotic botanical tour

Fredrik: Flora (The Kora, 4/12/11) Fredrik: "Rites of Spring" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rites-of-spring.mp3|titles=Fredrik: "Rites of Spring"] Fredrik is an experimental folk-pop band from…