Todd A

(2006)
Barry Cherry is a washed up B-movie director who moves to Nashville to escape the Hollywood fame game. When one of his starlets discovers that a country musician has made a sex tape of her, Barry must dive into action to save her reputation from a fame-seeking sycophant.

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[This piece appears in All the Rage.]

Glossary
For What I Don’t Become
(Undertow)

After nearly ten years, Glossary are as close to being an institution in whatever-you-want-to-call-the-college-rock-scene as any band could be. With their fourth long-player, For What I Don’t Become, they officially part ways with any indie-rock trappings – the record is as pure and solid an alt-country record as one could imagine. And the band jells as they never have on record before. Having weathered several lineup changes over the past few years, the new record reflects the live band sound better than previous efforts. (continue reading…)