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Nirvana – Bleach 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

November 25, 2009, 9:43 am

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At the beginning of Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance, Kurt Cobain modestly warns, “This is from our first album. Most …

Jemina Pearl – Break It Up

November 18, 2009, 9:10 am

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Looking at the imagery and credits on her first solo album, you get the idea that ex-Be Your Own Pet …

Gossip – Music for Men

November 11, 2009, 9:14 am

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On the surface, Portland band Gossip has little in common with North Carolina’s The Avett Brothers. While both appeal to …

Lights – The Listening

November 2, 2009, 11:02 am

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In the video for “Savior,” Valerie Poxleitner sits in on a bed armed with a keytar. Her autotuned pixie voice …

Joss Stone – Colour Me Free

October 27, 2009, 9:51 am

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Before Amy Winehouse made it cool for a “white girl” from the UK to sound like a black R&B singer, …

The Raveonettes – In and Out of Control

October 14, 2009, 1:30 pm

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In and Out of Control would seem to portray the natural balance of concepts like up and down, good and …

Bell Horses – This Loves Last Time

October 13, 2009, 9:11 am

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With their debut album This Loves Last Time, Bell Horses shoot to compose an album that bounces between genres while …

Internal Debate: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johannson

September 8, 2009, 12:00 am

The question before our Staff Writers for this latest go ’round for Internal Debate was a curious one. Namely, what …

Internal Debate: Arctic Monkeys, Humbug

September 1, 2009, 12:00 am

The early returns, at least from our end, on Humbug, the latest from Arctic Monkeys, should merit major consideration for …

Internal Debate: The Dead Weather

July 28, 2009, 12:00 am

The reviews are in for the latest from The Dead Weather and, for the most part, the feedback sounds great. …