This time it's from my Popdose colleague Dw. Dunphy:

If Ray Bradbury decided to form a prog metal band, it would sound like Jupiter Society, and that really wouldn't be a bad thing...

Sorry, my friend, but I beg to differ.

By Jim DeRogatis.

Various artists, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack" (Chop Shop/Atlantic) [3 out of 4 STARS]

"The world is a vampire," Billy Corgan sang back in the mid-'90s, but the Great Pumpkin was ahead of his time: These days, it's impossible to sit in front of a television or movie screen without catching some glimpse of the undead now all unnaturally beautiful teens or twentysomethings set to appropriately moody post-alternative dinner music.

This one was from eMusic's review of In Her Gentle Jaws by The Depreciation Guild.

Blending fuzzy guitars with heavy-lidded vocals and the occasional electronic rhythm, The Depreciation Guild is shoegaze pop at its finest. Fronted by the drummer...

There's an old joke, "What's the last thing a drummer says before getting fired?

Sometimes you read a review of a new band and you say, "I haven't heard of this band, but I have to check this out." There's nothing better than that. You feel like you're on the verge of a great discovery. You're gonna be the one to tell everybody about this great band, and all your friends will go "Wow.