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Does Will Smith Think He's Jesus?
Seven Pounds is so pleased with its concept and its message that it drives right by some pretty big flaws.
'Benjamin Button' is Gump for Dummies
I don't care what anybody says: David Fincher's adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story is a meandering bore.
'Kind of Blue' Keeps Its Cool at 50
Miles Davis' landmark album Kind of Blue continues to sound fresh after half a century.
Mercury Rev Delivers One of the Year's Most Intriguing Albums
If you played Snowflake Midnight next to one of the band's early-'90s guitar-noise workouts, you'd think the two were recorded centuries apart.
Be Your Own Pet Releases a Miniature Pop-Punk Teen-Girl Party Piece
At three tracks and barely six minutes in length, does this even qualify as an EP? Well, kind of -- the three songs on this, the swan song for the Nashville garage quartet, were removed from the U.S. release of the band's early-2008 Get Awkward disc by Universal lawyers for being "too violent."
The Modern Folk Sounds of Fleet Foxes Are Simply Divine
This reverb-drenched beauty seems to be gunning for the title of coolest record ever to be sold across a Starbucks counter.
One Day As A Lion Rages Against Change
Zack De La Rocha returns from exile, a little changed but no worse for wear.
The Hold Steady Do Exactly That on 'Stay Positive'
The Brooklyn rockers do what they do best on their latest album.
'Synecdoche, New York': Everyone is Everyonenew
Charie Kaufman's directorial debut is a thoughtful, existential, and brilliant film
Grammy Got Run Over ...
Oh my gawd, did you guys see the Grammy nominations show last Wednesday? What a spectacle! So many stars, and so much great music! I'm so excited for the Grammys now! The music industry is saved, I tell ya! But seriously, yuck. What a mess.
Tags: Kanye West, awards, CBS, Lil Wayne, Al Green, Coldplay, Grammys, Mariah Carey, Foo Fighters, Recording Academy, Robert Plant
Q-Tip Goes Back to (Old) School
Former Tribe Called Quest leader is is classic form on his first solo album in eight years.
Kanye West Flips the Script with a Bold Attempt at a Pop Record
On 808s and Heartbreak, his fourth album in five years, West has made something close to an anti-hip-hop record.
'Slumdog Millionaire': The Great Escape
Danny Boyle's film is a hugely appealing slice of old-school Hollywood -- and Bollywood -- escapism.
"Spring Forward," "Worth the Wait," and "All the Right Moves"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
Tags: media
Howard's Endnew
Howard Stern’s vastly popular morning show is making the move to satellite radio, and the future of commercial radio hangs in the balance.
