Everybody's Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson

The all-mighty KEXP is asking its listeners to select their favorite albums of the 21st century, with the results being broadcast during...

My beloved KEXP is celebrating its 40th anniversary by asking its listeners to pick their Top 20 albums of the last 40 years . In other ...

When you write about music, you have to be a realist. Bands break up and get back together all the time, and quite often it has to do with m...

I haven't had a chance to absorb the whole Broken Bells album, but this lead single is the sort of thing James Mercer does really well w...

Between all the movie listmaking and LAFCA awards preparation I had to do at the end of last year, I skipped putting together a best-of-the...

From the Los Angeles Times ' interview with James Mercer of the Shins: He knows fans will be waiting and that for others, the Shins wil...

This might be the saddest video ever. If it's not, I'd love to hear your alternate picks.

I loved Shaun of the Dead , but Edgar Wright's new film, Hot Fuzz , isn't up to the same level. Also in Consumables , I review Jinda...

I didn't have a problem with the winners, but the broadcast was one of the weakest in recent memory . Elsewhere in Consumables, reviews ...

I do. You should too. And with their new single, "Phantom Limb," there's more to love. Elsewhere in Consumables , I gush abou...