features
Photo Recap: MFNW '07
Look: Snaps of Cat Power, Spoon, Ghostface Killah, Rilo Kiley + more live

We captured the highlights of the annual Portland-based Music Fest Northwest. Check out our flashbulb review ...more
The Mad Genius of Modeselektor
Listen: "Edgar"

A look at the electronic duo who are collaborating with Thom Yorke, Maximo Park and TTC on their eclectic and awesome new record, Happy Birthday! ...more
Feature: Fall Album Preview
Check out our lineup of the most anticipated albums of the fall ...more

Feature: The Not So Underground Kingz
Watch: "International Player's Anthem"

Hip-hop is being overrun with "Lil'"s and "Young"s, yet the pros are pushing 50. We profile Southern rap duo UGK as they refine their hustle ...more
  featured albums
B5
Don't Talk, Just Listen
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File under: Jackson 5 reincarnate
 Full album stream

Various
The Heavy Metal Box
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File under: Consumate metal mania
 7 Track listening party

Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam
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File under: Freak-folk for the freaky
 "Peacebone"

  feature archives
!!! The Album Leaf
Albert Hammond Ambulance LTD
Anti-Flag Aqualung
Art Brut Avett Brothers
Avenged Sevenfold Banco de Gaia
Baldwin Brothers Band of Horses
Bassnectar Be Your Own Pet
Ben Gibbard Benjy Ferree
Billy Miles BRMC
Blockhead The Black Keys
Bow Wow Bobby Valentino
Brian McKnight British Sea Power
Cat Empire Cameron Crowe
Cheap Trick Cherish
Chingy Chris Mills
Christina Milian Cut Chemist
Colossus CSS
The Czars Dead to Me
Decemberists Deep Dish
Dntel Dr. Dog
Ditty Bops Eagles of Death
Eleni Mandell Editors
Electric Soft Parade Ellen Allien
Elizabeth Cook Finger Eleven
The Feeling Forward, Russia!
The Game Garbage
G. Love Giant Drag
Godsmack The Grates
Har Mar Superstar Hawthorne Heights
Henry Rollins The Hold Steady
Horrors Hybrid
Jack Dangers James Blunt
James McMurtry Jarvis Cocker
Jason Whitton Jesse Malin
Jibbs Jill Cunniff
Jimmy Eat World Josh Rouse
Joseph Arthur Kaki King
Kaiser Chiefs Kasabian
Kieran Hebden Kevin Federline
Kings of Leon k-os
Lacuna Coil Lady Sovereign
Laura Veirs Laibach
LCD Soundsystem Le Tigre
LeToya Lil Boosie
Lil Jon Lil Mama
Long Winters Lostprophets
Love Arcade Ludacris
Monica Mary J Blige
Macy Gray Margot/Nuclear...
Martin Sexton MXPX
Ne-Yo New Found Glory
Ozomatli Pennywise
Pinback Polyphonic Spree
Pink Spiders Psapp
Queensryche Michelle Shocked
Ray J Razorlight
Relient K Rhymefest
Richie Havens Rihanna
Rise Against Scissor Sisters
Sergio Mendes Sage Francis
Silversun Pickups Simple Plan
Sia Snow Patrol
Soulkid#1 Soulwax
Stephen Marley The Stranglers
Stewart Copeland Story of the Year
Susan Tedeschi TakingBackSunday
T-Pain Tegan and Sara
Theory/Deadman Thievery Corp.
Three Days Grace Thunderball
Timbaland Tiffany
Todd Snider Tori Amos
Trail of Dead Weezer
The Who William Shatner
The Wreckers Young Dro
Yung Joc Zero 7
 contests
Win a VIP Trip to The Echo Project '07

The Echo Project wants to fly you and a friend to this year's festival in Atlanta October 14-16 to soak up the sounds of The Flaming Lips, The Roots and The Killers in VIP style with VIP passes for the fest and a VIP camping site ...enter now!
Win a Signed Dean Guitar from Megadeth

Channel the crunching jams of Megadeth with a Dean "Flying V" guitar signed by Dave Mustaine ...enter now!
Win $500 American Rag Wardrobe from RaggedMag.com

Fashion and rock 'n' roll: they just go together. Which is precisley what the latest issue of Ragged Magazine has done. Read features on Tegan and Sara, Rooney, Eisley, the hip-hop crew of Stonesthrow Records and enter to win $500 of the latest line from American Rag... enter now!
Win 3 Days Living Like a Rock Star on Tour with MINK

Sure, you can do karaoke and you can sing in the shower to feel like a rocker, but going on tour proves you've got it. We're offering a trip to hang with MINK for 3 of their shows with Satellite Party, which culminates in a huge tour wrap party in Las Vegas... enter now!
Win a Logitech iPod Dock and Wireless Headphones from Kevin Michael

To celebrate this up-and-comer's new album, we're giving you something to listen to it with. Score a sweet iPod dock and wireless headphones so you can listen to Kevin Michael's self-titled debut wherever you roam... enter now!
Win Classic TV Show DVDs

From the Golden Age of the boob tube to new family comedy favorites, Shout Factory has the best of classic TV shows on DVD, spanning the '50s to the '90s. Win McHale's Navy, The Cosby Show, Johnny Carson and more... enter now!
Win a Cruise Trip and Watch Your Favorite Bands

Forget shuffleboard... how 'bout some rock'n'roll? The fine folks at Sixth Man present Rock Boats: take a cruise and watch your fave bands play on the ship, featuring artists like John Mayer, Guster and more... enter now!
 editor's picks
Flight of the Conchords
Listen:
 Division Day - "Tigers"
 Baby Bash - "Cyclone"
 Rogue Wave - "Lake Michigan"
 PJ Harvey - "When Under Ether"
 Kia Shine - "W.O.W."
 Moby - "Weird Little Sisters"
 Laurie Anderson - "From the Air" (Dan the Automater remix)
 The Crystal Method - "Busy Child" (STA remix)
 Eddie Vedder - "Hard Sun"
 David Byrne - "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders"

Watch:
 KT Tunstall - "Hold On"
 Animal Collective - "Peacebone"
 Jose Gonzalez - "Down the Line"
 Para One - "Dun Dun"
 Nicole Scherzinger - "Whatever U Like" (feat. TI)
 She Wants Revenge - "Written In Blood"
 New Buffalo - "Cheer Me Up Thank You"
 Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
 on the verge: The Deadly Syndrome
The Deadly Syndrome: Intoxicating name, intoxicating band. This best-friends band of four take the folk-meets-indie heritage of Modest Mouse and the humble grandeur of Arcade Fire, and give it a down-to-earth arts & crafts spin... which explains why they hand out cut-outs of cute ghosts on popsicle sticks to fans at their shows. Their irreverent charm shines through on their debut, The Ortolan, but the meat of the album is made up of intelligent musings on life and how to enjoy it.

Listen: "Eucalyptus"
Watch: The Deadly Syndrome Short Film Series
Interview: The Deadly Syndrome
  artist picks: Sarah Blasko
Coming from Australia to the dizzying streets of Hollywood with only a handful of bedroom demos, Sarah Blasko finally found her place—and her sound: languid, pitch-perfect vocals paired with earthy acoustic guitars and layers of the electronic and etheral. We wanted to raid the record collection of this eclecctic songstress to see what albums inspired her to write her latest album, What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have.
   Bjork
Debut

I love the way she called it Debut and has since made her albums like a collection, or a series, that traces her development; the cover and titles usually reflect this. She proves that pop music can be fun and creative. Her style is iconic.
   PJ Harvey
To Bring You My Love

It was the first PJ album Harvey I ever heard, but I have since listened to her others. I suppose that because this was the first album I had heard is why it has made the biggest impression on me. Some of the interesting ways she uses her voice on this record and the arrangements for the most part are simple and fairly classic—lots of droning organs and interesting arrangements.

   Radiohead
Amnesiac

I was one of those people who thought for a moment that Radiohead had a screw loose when they made this and Kid A, but soon I started to understand the importance of these records. "Pyramid Song" is one of my favourite songs.
   Sonic Youth
Dirty

It took me a while to listen to Sonic Youth, and this was the first record I got into. It's one of their "pop" records I suppose. The rawness of the delivery and the subject matter of the songs made a huge impression on me as a 17 year old.

   Talking Heads
77

A definitive album that signaled a highly original band. David Byrne is pretty much my hero. He has a style and a generosity as a performer that I find wonderful and fascinating.

   M. Ward
Post War

This is a brilliant album from start to finish. The record has a wonderful old style, as do his other records.

   Arcade Fire
Funeral

It's a lot of people's favourite record of the past few years, but it's hard to get sick of this one.

   Simon & Garfunkel
Bookends

I listened to this a lot when I was growing up, and it has some obvious classics.

   Original Movie Cast
The Sound of Music Soundtrack

This is one of my all time favourite films and it has some glorious songs like "Edelweiss" and "I Must Have Done Something Good."

   Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

I admire the imaginative arrangements and songs like "Jesus, etc" seem close to perfection to me.

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  All-American Rejects Bebel Gilberto  
  Bitter:Sweet Black Eyed Peas  
  Bloc Party Bryan Adams  
  Boney James The Bravery  
  Buckcherry   Calexico  
  Camera Obscura   Catfish Haven  
  Clinic   Crossfade  
  The Darkness Doves  
  Drive-By Truckers Embrace  
  Fall Out Boy Feist  
  MIMS The Mother Hips  
  The Postal Service The Rapture  
  Rogue Wave Ronnie James Dio  
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