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• 12 Top 10 (11, really) Albums of 2002

  Sad that we couldn't select Twenty Years of Dischord as the "album of the year." Nevertheless, these 10 (11, really) albums of rock, hip hop and electro will long keep you happy. Ladies and Gentlemen, the best of the year....

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Jan 02, 2003

• 11 Tremendous, though flawed, artwork on Godspeed You Black Emperor! — Yanqui U.X.O.

  War-laden artwork on Godspeed, You Black Emperor's latest release reveals corporate links of the major record labels to modern warfare. One significant mistake, however, was made.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Dec 17, 2002

• 10 Alto Heceta: This Distance, This Weekend

  Alto Heceta, who has performed with the likes of Rainer Maria, Cursive, Jets to Brazil, Joan of Arc, and most recently, Karate, now takes a measurable step out of the long shadow cast by emo rock in the Midwest. Though vestiges of emo are scattered throughout the album, This Distance, This Weekend is decidedly a rock album filled with gorgeous walls of guitar, impeccable drumming, as well as alternating vocalists that have matured considerably.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Dec 17, 2002

• 9 Add N to [X] — an otherworldly live performance

  London-based trio, Add N to [X] make some of the most creative rock on the block. Taking their name from a computer program command that creates an unknown electronic third force, Add N to [X] have themselves become a ingenious force in underground music.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Dec 07, 2002

• 8 8 Mile: Eminem's foray into acting

  As a general naysayer, I will admit I thought this movie was going to suck. Despite a few less significant shortcomings, there were several strong points to the film.

  in Video — by Steve Sabo — on Nov 23, 2002

• 7 Wire: Behind the Curtains

  This album is graced with 5 never-before-heard live tracks from a gig at the Roxy back in 1977, as well as a handful of demos that have never appeared on any of their studio releases. The most curious element of this album, however, is the twenty or so alternate outtakes of Wire's more well-known tracks from their first three albums.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Nov 23, 2002

• 6 Division of Laura Lee — Black City

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Nov 12, 2002

• 5 Black Heart Procession — Amore del Tropico

  Perhaps their best work to date, The Black Heart Procession's fourth album, Amore del Tropico is an impressive collection of brooding and macabre songs of love and loss that defies traditional notions of independent rock.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Nov 02, 2002

• 4 Sundance Channel's Sonic Cinema

  The Sundance Channel's promising new show, airing Friday night, offers a unique perspective on the interplay between film and music. Last week's program featured the Shins' innovative video for New Slang.

  in Video — by Steve Sabo — on Oct 19, 2002

• 3 A Tale of Two Rock Concerts: Sleater-Kinney and Clinic

  This has been a great week for rock fans in the Twin Cities area. First, Sleater-Kinney on Tuesday, then, Clinic, Apples in Stereo, and The Standard, on Friday. While one was 90 minutes of pure rock wizardry, the other was singularly disappointing.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Oct 13, 2002