Author Jeff Gordinier wont let GenX go down without a fight (Calendarlive.com)

X Saves the World rails against commercialism over rock n roll values. THESE days, with a recession on the way, housing prices tanking, the Dow out of control and an unpopular war that wont seem to end, a lot of Americans are feeling uneasy and confused. Read more

The AntiHit List (Toronto Star)

As baldfaced mainstream ploys go, this collaboration with Fall Out Boy frontman Stump is a halfstep up from the Black Eyed Peas hooking up with Fergie, but the aims the same: use a catchy single to draw people to meatier tracks (such as the Mama Said Knock You Outlike Get Busy) and to ensure that the new album doesnt suffer the same ignominious fate as its grossly underappreciated ... Read more