Matt Donato

New music is something that can slip into one of three categories: horrific, listenable or iPod worthy. Bottled By Fools is a three-piece acoustic, folk-like band from Pottstown, PA, which is certainly iPod worthy. Created in 2004, Bottled By Fools began as a couple words jotted down on a notepad with a few accompanying guitar riffs that sounded nice to friendly ears.

Two of America's most esteemed directors, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, have come together to create a movie that gives praise to '70s double features that once ruled crummy theaters. Both films, "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof," offer up a bit of nostalgia for old-timers, and they give the present generation a taste of how things used to be.

Fresh off a three-year break and a brief touring stint late last year, Modest Mouse is back with their new album, "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank." On their fifth outing, MM gets some help from legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. What began as a couple of jam sessions between Marr and MM's vocalist and lead guitarist Isaac Brock turned into a full-length album and a tour.

The crackling of the needle on the record is the first thing that Dave Castleman hears when he starts his day. Before he even begins with the day's paper work, Dave picks out which album he wants to start with. It is always a difficult choice considering his selection, which contains but is not limited to: classical, jazz, folk, country, blues, rock & roll, R&B, opera and reggae.

The 79th annual Academy Awards was a night full of first timers. Ellen Degeneres hosted for her first time, and she did a decent job holding her ground among past greats. Her jokes weren't as potent and lasting as Billy Crystal's nor were they as offensive as Chris Rock's, but they certainly got the job done.

Blur - "Song 2" Don't get me wrong, I really like this song, but I mean come on. "I got my head checked by a jumbo jet." It seems like Damon Albarn fell asleep at the wheel, hit a pole, woke up and decided to write a quick song on the way to the hospital.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah hit it big in 2005 with their self-released, self-titled debut album. They were named "Hot New Band" in 2005 by Rolling Stone; they had David Bowie and The Talking Heads' David Byrne showing up at their shows, yet they received little to no airplay and no marketing techniques employed by any label.

After a very colorful and distorted Mars Volta got off of the stage, the night began. It started out as a face off between bassist Michael Balzary a.k.a. Flea and guitarist John Frusciante. There were no flashing lights, no backup dancers, no special effects; just the bass and guitar.