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October 10, 2005
Jukebox

Three critics from different musical perspectives offer competing takes on recent noteworthy albums.

August 22, 2005
Jukebox

Three critics from different musical perspectives offer competing takes on recent noteworthy albums.

August 8, 2005
I Love the Eighties

Not to mention the early nineties. And I’m not ashamed to admit it. Luckily, college rock is back, and better than ever.

June 27, 2005
Jukebox

Three critics from different musical perspectives offer competing takes on recent noteworthy albums.

June 6, 2005
Chill Factor

Coldplay’s Chris Martin is one repressed, neurotic pop star. But his angst pays off on X&Y.

May 23, 2005
Tickle Me, Emo

Weezer plays peekaboo with songwriting formulas and the new pop earnestness.

May 2, 2005
Meet the New Boss

Bruce Springsteen’s innovative collection of character studies dares to be both brooding and hopeful.

April 25, 2005
Newer Order

The band that invented moody eighties dance-rock makes fresh contact with its inner loveliness.

April 11, 2005
Dixie Fried

A Nashville quartet breathes new life into the dubious legacy of southern rock.

April 4, 2005
White-Boy Shuffle

On Guero, Beck rearranges his musical identities into a semi-coherent whole.