14-year-old me is so excited.

But with Jack Bauer vs. Jon Snuuuuuuuuuh… I want Jack Bauer to win.

Sure, she's street-smart, but is she happy?

Actually, as a longtime loather of Fleetwood Mac, I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed Buckingham's contribution. He nailed both tracks.

Here in the Bushwick, your average practice space sounds like 20 stereos blasting Loveless at top volume.

Yeah, I'm with you – Swervedriver had this edge about them that Cheetahs doesn't quite have. Maybe it's because the vocals are more Ride-esque.

Somewhere in Vegas, a revue show is missing its star.

BORING!

But… how did you know?

Can the AV Club give good reviews to mainstream garbage and retain their snobbier older base?

No – Caliban. Jacob was Ariel. The Island itself was Prospero.

But what will she be wearing?

Welcome to the AV Club, where we no longer review music, but do post press releases!

I've seen fire, I've seen rain… But I'm going to skip on seeing this.

That Dawes it!

On the other hand, "Hobo With a Shotgun" with Rutger Hauer was eight types of awesome.

"Machete Chooses a Sensible Flex Spending Account Health Plan" would be pure fantasy…

Former AVer Hyden basically lays it out here: http://www.grantland.com/st… Haim and CHVRCHES are basically bubblegum pop, but they're being sold to us as indie by marketing folk and the media we used to believe was simpatico. We came to places like the AV Club to get the alternative to junk-food pop, but now AV and…

I didn't always agree with Hyden, but yeah, his loss has been dramatic. Good thing I can find him over at Grantland.

So where does one go now to read about music that's not sugar-coated pop? I'm thinking 1993…