Andy Battaglia

The biggest beat of all
A short introduction to two-step garage, followed by everything you need to know about pop music in the 21st century.
Radiohead's "Kid A"
By Andy Battaglia, Michelle Goldberg, Andrew Goodwin and Joe Heim
Radiohead's "Kid A"
Is this really an "important" record? Four critics duke it out.
Sharps & Flats
The problem with Oval's latest is that, like most minimal electronica, it's more fun to talk about than to listen to.
Sharps & Flats
Forget the schoolgirl skirts and the psychosexual interpretations. Britney Spears sings calculatedly brilliant hits.
Uncertain, unfair and bloodthirsty
Mystic and record collector Harry Smith knew life was cruel, yet his folk "Anthology" promised a way to "see America changed by music."
Sharps & Flats
Early electronic composer Raymond Scott dreamed of today's digital future -- in the 1950s.
Sharps & Flats
From "Ha!" to "Hallelujah," the Rev. Al Green's gospel hits held onto the earthly sound of sweet salvation.
Sharps & Flats
What happens when a band like Oasis, known for youthful swagger and insouciance, actually grow up? You fall asleep of boredom.
Inside out
Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan talks about his downtown jazz, boho marriage and stately new record.
Sharps & Flats
"Clicks + Cuts" reconciles avant-electronic music with the politics of dancing.
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Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" gives a whole new meaning to in-flight recording.
Sharps & Flats
Three chords, 12 bars or just one note -- two Vanguard collections promise the essence of the blues.
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Semiotics and narcotics guide filmmaker Harmony Korine's debut record.
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Forget Nirvana, unrepentant Foo Fighter Dave Grohl settles down for mediocrity.
Sharps & Flats
Why the High Llamas are more than just another workingman's Beach Boys.
Sharps & flats
"Let me stand next to your fire" and other joyful idiocies prop up two CDs' worth of Woodstock 99 live cuts.
Family pictures
"Gummo" moviemaker Harmony Korine is not independent film's bastard child after all.
Chemistry set
Singing along to electronica with the Chemical Brothers and Paul Oakenfold live in New York.
Sharps & flats
Low-fi electronic indie duo Sukpatch release the fall's best summer record.
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"I Am the Greatest" captures the boastful rants of a young boxer caught between Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali.
The sounds of science
British electronic musician Scanner's illicit phone taps examine the technology of communication and the vanishing border between public and private space.
Sharps & flats
"Best of the Vanguard Sessions" introduces John Fahey's chillingly beautiful six-string folk.
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Cheech and Chong meet Leiber and Stoller: On "Paintin' the Town Brown," the brothers Ween plug in for a two-CD live in-joke.
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Reviews of new releases from Nas, Matthew Shipp and a new Neil Young tribute.

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