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Dress Me Up in Your Fuzznew

Stephin Merritt's newest love songs are all for The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Baltimore City Paper | Jess Harvell | 01-29-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields

Why Wait Until December?new

Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review.

Phoenix New Times | Serene Dominic | 01-29-2008 | Music

CREEMednew

Tempers flare in the wake of a new CREEM anthology and Lester Bangs rolls in his grave in this piece by a former CREEM editor that puts it all in historical context.

Metro Times | Bill Holdship | 01-29-2008 | Music

Record Breakingnew

With the music industry in disarray, some Colorado acts seek new ways to release their music.

Westword | Dave Herrera | 01-28-2008 | Music

22,000 Songs and Nothing to Listen Tonew

One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any of them?

Seattle Weekly | Karla Starr | 01-28-2008 | Music

Rhyme & Punishmentnew

Loving the Wu means loving your inner masochist.

Orlando Weekly | Justin Strout | 01-28-2008 | Music

Tags: The Wu-Tang Clan

Anyone Can Learn to Play Guitar (Hero)new

Generating interest in music is one thing. But can a video game about music, even one as engaging as Guitar Hero, really translate into guitar proficiency? In short, yes.

Seven Days | Dan Bolles | 01-25-2008 | Music

Birds Banquet: A Tour Diarynew

Birds of Avalon took Raleigh to the road last year.

INDY Week | David Mueller | 01-24-2008 | Music

Tags: Birds of Avalon, Bazaar Bazaar

Chris Walla on Seized Hard Drive and Solo Worknew

His solo debut, Field Manual, garnered attention well before its release: In October, the Department of Homeland Security seized the album's master files during their transport across the Canadian border.

Willamette Week | Amy McCullough | 01-23-2008 | Music

Tags: Chris Walla, Field Manual