On Record: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

T his Swedish sextet is a curious case. Its engaging psychedelic space-rock sounds great while you're listening to it, but an hour later you can't remember what you've just heard. ... Full Article

Like many of their contemporary Swedish brethren, the Soundtrack of Our Lives are old-school dudes. Their American breakthrough album, Behind the Music (2002), bubbled over with Stonesy riffs, Pink Floydian atmosphere, and direct lifts from the Beatles' recording playbook. ... Full Article

As I slowly get around to writing about everything at press tour, I haven't been in a big hurry to write about "On Record: The Soundtrack of Our Lives," the mammoth documentary series about the history of recorded music quite... ... Full Article

File Under What? This Is the Soundtrack of Our Lives First, I'd like to devote a little time to talking about schizophrenia. There are those who toss the word around often, especially those whachamacalit academic types who spout this and... ... Full Article

Here's one of my favorite stories about Sweden's The Soundtrack of Our Lives: They were hanging out at home with Sonic Youth (presumably in Thurston and Kim's house, which I imagine as a bizarre combo of domestic bliss and artrock... ... Full Article