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    • All I Ever Wanted

      Kelly Clarkson

      All I Ever Wanted

      Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:06:38

      Since she's been gone, pop singer Kelly Clarkson has wizened up. After 2007's My December, her stubborn and disappointing foray into creative ...more

    • Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics

      India.Arie

      Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics

      Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:23

      As a whole, there's not a lot farther down the proverbial road that the R&B genre can go. After all, one can only be so silky, sexy, smooth and ...more

    • The Distance

      Taylor Hicks

      The Distance

      Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:55:17

      Refusing to commit to a location is Taylor Hicks' M.O. on The Distance. The salt-and-pepper haired winner of American Idol, Season Five, has parted ...more

    • Not Without a Fight

      New Found Glory

      Not Without a Fight

      Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:04:08

      Another year, another release from pop punk mainstays New Found Glory. Not Without A Fight is NFG's sixth studio release and their first album to be ...more

    • Troubadour

      K'NAAN

      Troubadour

      Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:49:51

      "With respects to the rules of the game, they don't apply cuz I came this far," K'Naan announces on Troubadour's "If Rap Gets Jealous," right after ...more

    • Scream

      Chris Cornell

      Scream

      Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:43:12

      Considering Chris Cornell's songwriting leaps during the Soundgarden years, his move to the real big time with Audioslave, and the creative detours of ...more

    • Adult Nights

      Wild Light

      Adult Nights

      Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:38:37

      In all honesty, when the jingly-jangly, light pop-driven chords of "California On My Mind" first hit my ears in that oh-so-happy way in which they're ...more

    • Sholi

      Sholi

      Sholi

      Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:31:36

      The amount of noise that Bay area three-piece Sholi can pack into a four-minute song is quite impressive. But you wouldn't necessarily think of them ...more

    • The Crawling Distance

      Robert Pollard

      The Crawling Distance

      Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:41:40

      Robert Pollard is indie rock royalty. He wore the crown for many years as the leader of Guided by Voices. Pollard's latest solo effort, The Crawling ...more

    • Fortress Round My Heart

      Ida Maria

      Fortress Round My Heart

      Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:40:30

      Ida Maria is a Norwegian chanteuse who borrows the breathy, dreamy pop style of Bjork as easily as she does the sweetly hoarse punk rock droll of PJ ...more

    • The Rebirth of Venus

      Ben Lee

      The Rebirth of Venus

      Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:39:29

      Is it us or has Aussie singer/songwriter Ben Lee grown up right before our very eyes and in a super fast fashion? Well, it's true that Lee has ...more

    • Serpent

      Hod

      Serpent

      Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:50:10

      Down in the remote depths of extreme music, there's not much room for frills or showboating. Bare bones brutality is king in this world, where groups ...more

    • No Line on the Horizon

      U2

      No Line on the Horizon

      Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:08:12

      Going back to the '80s, U2 was one of the few bands of the era who rose to fame and importance by being the exact opposite of what the musical climate ...more

    • Oohs & Aahs

      Say Hi to Your Mom

      Oohs & Aahs

      Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:24:06

      Formerly known by the sillier moniker Say Hi to Your Mom, the abbreviated Say Hi represent the epitome of that hard-earned, "DIY" ethic that permeates ...more

    • Barracuda

      Kinky

      Barracuda

      Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:20:28

      Times are tough–and Kinky is fighting back. The Mexican electro-poppers are back with Barracuda; it's neither a Heart covers record nor a Sarah Palin ...more

    • Immolate Yourself

      Telefon Tel Aviv

      Immolate Yourself

      Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:31:44

      By definition, electronic music is allowed to be as soulless and non-organic as the computers and various other gadgets it's created on, but that ...more

    • El Rojo

      The Bakerton Group

      El Rojo

      Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:17:49

      It's Clutch without the vocals (save for a brief part from Neil Fallon on "Work 'Em"), which means The Bakerton Group are free to work those heavy ...more

    • Working on a Dream

      Bruce Springsteen

      Working on a Dream

      Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:19:53

      While sliding crotch shots and mic stand innuendos at the Super Bowl halftime show are a great way to show the world that you can still rock out as ...more

    • Lonely Road

      The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

      Lonely Road

      Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:13:43

      Fall Out Boy may be power-pop's red carpet poster boys right now, but the steady ascent up the ladder enjoyed by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as of late ...more

    • March of the Zapotec

      Beirut

      March of the Zapotec

      Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:42:53

      Beirut leader Zach Condon has a case of musical wanderlust. Already in his young career, he’s shown himself smitten by the charms of Gypsy music ...more



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