This should be Bruce's promised land. So why is his vision of America still so bleak?
By Louis P. Masur Jan 27, 2009
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The most jaw-droppingly bad lyrics of 2008.
By Sarah Hepola
December 23, 2008
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Author Brian Raftery explains how a Japanese novelty has gone from punch line to worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.
By Sarah Hepola
December 18, 2008
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I'm stuck creatively and don't know where to turn.
By Cary Tennis
December 15, 2008
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As Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles gives one of the year's best performances in this ensemble film about the legendary artists of a Chicago music label.
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 5, 2008
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All-girl Saudi band shreds guitars -- and taboos.
By Sarah Hepola
November 25, 2008
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The Ivy-educated, button-cute musician who rocks our world with songs about the serial comma.
November 20, 2008
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With their passionate new album, "Dear Science," TV on the Radio stake their claim as a great American rock band.
By James Hannaham
September 30, 2008
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Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy?
By James Hannaham
August 20, 2008
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A dazzling, dizzying documentary captures rock pioneer Patti Smith during her comeback years, surrounded by death and life.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 6, 2008
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A loving, low-budget film tries to revive the undead spirit of Darby Crash and L.A.'s most anarchic punk pioneers. But some things aren't easy to resurrect.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 5, 2008
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The Hold Steady are a New York indie rock band for people who hate New York indie rock bands, and their new album chronicles the country's dark underbelly.
By Michaelangelo Matos
July 14, 2008
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I was an alienated kid roiling with sexual anxiety. But then New Wave gave me the soundtrack -- and the courage -- to embrace my homosexuality.
By Kera Bolonik
June 28, 2008
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My husband's video game addiction was driving me crazy. Then we found an obsession we could share.
By Rachel Shukert
May 27, 2008
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Suze Rotolo, the musician's first muse, has written an entertaining memoir about their love affair that is also a remarkable portrait of living and making art in the 1960s.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 26, 2008
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For just the second time in 50 years, the top award at the Grammys went to a jazz album. Do the two genres have anything to say to each other?
By Gary Kamiya
February 19, 2008
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Adorable Welsh pop that contains all the necessary ingredients.
July 3, 2007
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Ryan Adams' "Easy Tiger"
June 26, 2007
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Up there with Volvos and tennis players as Sweden's best exports.
June 21, 2007
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The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Nirvana all get a smack-down from fellow musicians in a recent Guardian feature.
June 19, 2007
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A review of the band's new album, "Icky Thump."
June 19, 2007
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Think this song has any solos?
June 19, 2007
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Crashing, scabrous punk rock.
June 18, 2007
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Don't let "Sopranos" fans and '80s embarrassment fool you -- Journey rules.
June 13, 2007
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Steven Van Zandt talks about "The Sopranos," Springsteen and saving rock 'n' roll.
June 9, 2007