Polite Sleeper: Lake Effect

The first proper full-length from Brooklyn's Polite Sleeper, Lake Effect serves up nine songs straddling the hazy line between folk and indie rock. At turns somber and frenetic, singer/guitarist Jason Orlovich's earnest vocal timber and everyday observations echo more recent Mountain Goats records. Rounded out by Michael Curtes (keys and vocals) and Tim Wilson (drums and vocals), the group shows remarkable range and versatility for …

The Bethlehem Beard Corporation

Signed to Swedish label Do you plan on putting together a full band so you can tour? It would be great to be part of a band and hopefully this project might evolve into something reminiscent of that. When it comes to playing live there are several ways around the "lonely guy with a guitar singing" cliché but for now I'm sticking with it. What …

Who Shot Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Photographic History, 1955–Present

Long a critical part in spreading the look, attitude and emotion of a burgeoning culture to the masses, the new book "Who Shot Rock 'n' Roll" helps define rock photography as a genre of it’s own. Historian and author Gail Buckland captures the depth and breadth of the field’s most talented purveyors in her twelfth book of photographic examination, which Knopf will release 22 October …