Album Reviews of the Week: Weezer, Gavin Rossdale and More Posted 6/3/2008 11:47:00 AM by Blender Reviews Dept. Filed under: Gavin Rossdale, ladytron, opeth, shearwater, steinski, The virgins, Weezer Weezer Weezer DHC/Interscope Power-pop vets pen a love letter to other people’s songs, forget how to write their own By Tim Grierson >> Read the full review here. Gavin Rossdale Wanderlust Interscope Long-gone ’90s pinup relaunches his career on the label that made his wife far more famous By Rob Sheffield >> Read the full review here. Shearwater Rook Matador From Texas’s indie-est ornithologist, a haunting set that’s like Animal Planet gone apocalyptic By Josh Eells >> Read the full review here. Ladytron Velocifero Nettwerk Dance-floor decadence from two singers who resemble models and two synth geeks who resemble the undead Bela Lugosi By Rob Sheffield >> Read the full review here. The Virgins The Virgins Atlantic The name is ironic, ’cause they actually have a lot of sex — get it? By Jonah Weiner >> Read the full review here. Opeth Watershed Roadrunner Scandinavian troubadours storm Valhalla with multipart epics. By Chuck Eddy >> Read the full review here. REISSUES: Steinski What Does It All Mean?: 1983–2006 Retrospective Illegal Art Law-breaking mix master conjoined history and culture using a razor blade and analog tape By Robert Christgau >> Read the full review here. Fark DIGG Facebook Del.icio.us Stumble Reddit Yahoo Buzz! Comments (1) Keywords: Gavin Rossdale, ladytron, opeth, shearwater, steinski, The virgins, Weezer SXSW 2008: Live Photos — The Virgins Posted 3/17/2008 12:10:00 PM by SXSW Street Team Filed under: Sxsw 2008, The virgins Lackadaisical, funky and effortlessly cool, the Virgins embody downtown New York City's singular vibe. Lead singer Donald Cumming is probably still best known as the "antlers kid" from Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" video but, with his band's rising status thanks to excellent gigs like this one at SXSW, all that could change:       Fark DIGG Facebook Del.icio.us Stumble Reddit Yahoo Buzz! Comments (0) Keywords: Sxsw 2008, The virgins