Alex McLevy
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Who wouldn’t want to watch some cute little kids try and murder people?
The very last Home Video Hell tackles Ankle Biters, a Canadian wannabe horror-comedy that forgets the horror—and the comedy → Read More
Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven might be the heaviest album ever to hit Billboard’s No. 1 spot
While Pantera’s aggro-metal crossover success took the top spot in 1994, a Pacific Northwest indie marvel remains the dazzling release of the day → Read More
A 40th anniversary reissue asks: Is Moving Pictures Rush's best album?
The sterling new deluxe reissue makes the case for the Canadian trio’s most commercially successful album → Read More
The 20 best frontpeople in modern rock
From Paramore's Hayley Williams to newly minted successes like Sasami, these are the most commanding—and compelling—bandleaders in contemporary rock → Read More
The Walking Dead gets awfully messy in its very last midseason finale
Lance Hornsby makes his move as The Commonwealth receives its first major shockwave, setting up the end → Read More
Watch a relationship turn literally monstrous in this exclusive Alice Merton video premiere
New single "Blindside" weds dark and turbulent material to uplifting pop grooves—and a memorable music video where a face gets ripped off → Read More
Tensions rise as The Walking Dead pits everyone against the Commonwealth
Every single character is finally confronting the fact that this new "haven" is anything but → Read More
In Willie Nelson we trust: Why his homegrown Luck Reunion matters
The annual celebration held on his unusual land resists the odds and creates a music event that transcends its trappings → Read More
Camp Cope’s new album is a reminder of one of the best voices in modern rock
Running With The Hurricane delivers on the expressive power of Georgia Maq’s inimitable singing → Read More
The posthumous album from Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg is a soulful look back in time
The longtime rapper’s final project, Forever, is a nostalgic consideration of his life and legacy—for good and ill → Read More
The Walking Dead twists time and space for a fun and deadly adventure
The series continues its final-season experiments with style, for an episode that pits reason against radicalism—in more ways than one → Read More
The music of In/Out/In showcases the extremes of Sonic Youth
This collection of five rare and unreleased tracks from the band’s last decade of existence reveals both the hummable and hellish sides of its sound → Read More
Every Sonic Youth album ranked, ranked worst to best
From the early dazzle of EVOL to the late-period beauty of Rather Ripped, we run through every studio album from the New York avatars of avant-rock cool → Read More
The true villain is revealed as The Walking Dead surveys what's left
The Commonwealth makes its case to Hilltop and Oceanside as Eugene tries to make peace with his predicament → Read More
Strangely, The Walking Dead turns into a conspiracy thriller TV show
Eugene's quest to uncover the mystery of Stephanie briefly transforms AMC's zombie hit into a very different kind of series → Read More
Every big-screen Batman villain, ranked from worst to best
From cackling Cesar Romero to a riddling Paul Dano, we look back on a history of Gotham heavies → Read More
The true endgame begins as The Walking Dead enters a brave new world
The show leaps forward in time as the Commonwealth provides a beacon of civilization, but class warfare is on the horizon → Read More
R.I.P. Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees singer and solo artist
The iconic singer of the grunge era was a prolific collaborator, from his work with Queens Of The Stone Age to Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli → Read More
Superchunk Wild Loneliness review: Indie-rock royalty stays fit
It’s one of the long-running group’s most tender albums, but some sly lyricism lends a brittle edge to all the endlessly catchy hooks → Read More
The Walking Dead returns with an exploding Roman candle of an episode
It wasn't flawlessly executed, but the AMC series burned through plot, reset the narrative, and blew things up nicely in its return → Read More