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May 5, 2008
One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor

Paul Simon’s tribute at BAM was a triumph. So why’d he look so glum?

April 7, 2008
Just Add Rock

R.E.M. turns to loud, bristling guitars as the answer to a decade of creative inertia.

March 10, 2008
Way Off the Deep End

Erykah Badu has always been one of the weirder pop stars, but this time she really goes for it.

February 18, 2008
Faster. Harder. Loonier.

There’s no point in trying to understand the Mars Volta. Just let them happen to you.

February 4, 2008
Cheer Up, Cat Power People

The gloomy songstress is out of step with the times, but not with her devoted fans.

January 25, 2008
MGMT

A review of MGMT's new album, "Oracular Spectacular."

December 24, 2007
Bring Da Ruckus

The Wu-Tang Clan get their act together to make a new album. And then trash it.

November 5, 2007
Coming Around The Bends

Not another word about “choose your own price.” Radiohead has made their best music in years, maybe ever.

October 29, 2007
The Soul of Woodstock

Levon Helm, the coolest singing drummer of all time, keeps the spirit of an age and a place alive.

October 22, 2007
Not Just Friends: The Fiery Furnaces
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