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Faith, Doubt and Talking Gorillas
Daniel Amos' Darn Floor - Big Bite Gets a Reissue
December 10, 2008

2008’s Last Gasp
McCartney, Weiland and West Close Out the Year
December 3, 2008

November Reign
Chinese Democracy is Finally, Finally Here
November 26, 2008

Beloved/Ignored
Snow Patrol Bores, Kip Winger Soars
November 19, 2008

No, You Eat Your Own Spaceship
The Flaming Lips Finally Unveil Christmas on Mars
November 12, 2008

The Long and Short of It
Why 30 Minutes is Sometimes Better Than 60
November 5, 2008

A Very Good Dream
The Cure's New One is Surprisingly Awesome
October 29, 2008

Happiness Is…
A Brilliant New Album From Marillion
October 22, 2008

Not Only But Also
Five More Reasons to Love 2008
October 22, 2008

Back to the Future
Keane's '80s Trip is Pretty Much Perfect
October 15, 2008

October Surprises
Four More Reasons to Love 2008
October 8, 2008

Way Too Normal
Ben Folds Delivers His First Disappointment
October 1, 2008

Anatomy of a Solo Album
Jenny, Lindsey and Amanda Do It On Their Own
September 24, 2008

Off to that Great Gig in the Sky
Pink Floyd's Rick Wright, 1943-2008
September 17, 2008

The Thing That Should Not Be
Against All Odds, Metallica's Death Magnetic is Amazing
September 10, 2008

Something to SMiLE About
Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun is a Triumph
September 3, 2008

Four Records and a Concert
Intimacy, Lies, Letters and Live
August 27, 2008

It’s a Bit Complicated
The Fiery Furnaces and Bryan Scary Get Difficult
August 20, 2008

A Token of My Extreme
The Unexpected Reunion of the Year
August 13, 2008

They Are Singers!! They Are Songwriters!!
They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
August 6, 2008

The Collector Gene
Reasons to Buy Some Albums Twice (or Thrice)
July 30, 2008

Odds and Sods
Marillion, Watchmen, Ani Difranco, Ben Folds and More
July 23, 2008

Ain’t That America?
The Hold Steady and John Mellencamp Transcend Americana
July 16, 2008

Guilty Pleasure?
Beck Downsizes and Delivers... Somewhat
July 9, 2008

Working on a Building
How the Seventy Sevens Got Their Groove Back
July 2, 2008

Baffling and Beautiful
Sigur Ros, Fleet Foxes and the Real Second Quarter Report
July 2, 2008

A Big Fat Cop-out
And the Second Quarter Report, Kind Of
June 25, 2008

Rhymin’ and Stealin’
Or, the British Invasion, Day 15,350
June 18, 2008

The Good, The Bad and the Glorious, In That Order
New Ones From Sloan, Weezer and Aimee Mann
June 11, 2008

The New Adventures of Old Me Part 2
In Which Our Heroes Meet The Moon Seven Times in Champaign
June 4, 2008

The New Adventures of Old Me Part 1
In Which Our Hero Sees Jandek in Ann Arbor
May 28, 2008

Don’t Call It a Comeback
King's X Delivers a Mid-Tempo Grower With XV
May 21, 2008

Narrow Stairs, Wide Open Minds
Death Cab and Firewater Broaden Their Horizons
May 14, 2008

Momofuku!
Momo! Fuku! MOMOFUKU!
May 7, 2008

Portishead’s Difficult Third Album
And a Bunch of Other Reviews
April 30, 2008

Cough Hack Wheeze
A Sick Excuse for a Column
April 23, 2008

Happy Record Store Day
Five New Reasons to Shop Your Local Music Store
April 16, 2008

The Doctor is In
Thoughts on Peter Davison's First Season
April 9, 2008

Beating the Sophomore Slump
Three Bands, Three Great Second Records
April 2, 2008

Back for the Attack
R.E.M. and Counting Crows Return With a Vengeance
March 26, 2008

Levee’s Gonna Break
Catching Up Before the Deluge
March 19, 2008

Let’s Stick Together
Reunion Albums from The Black Crowes and Bauhaus
March 5, 2008

Yesterday’s Sound Today
The Feeling's Ultimate Throwback Masterwork, Join With Us
February 27, 2008

Surprises, Good and Bad
Mike Doughty Disappoints, Vampire Weekend Rules
February 20, 2008

Lucky to Be Here
Nada Surf Delivers Another Winner
February 6, 2008

Right as Rain
Joe Jackson Makes 2008's First Great Record
January 30, 2008

Like Father, Like Son
Liam Finn Impresses With I'll Be Lightning
January 23, 2008

Loud and Proud
The Magnetic Fields Throw the Year's First Curve Ball
January 16, 2008

Back in the Saddle
An Early Look at 2008
January 9, 2008

Fifty Second Week
And Goodbye to 2007
December 26, 2007

Not Only Liked but Loved as Well
The 2007 Top 10 List
December 19, 2007

Last Minute Shopping
The Lost Dogs and the 77s Brighten the Holidays
December 12, 2007

The Next Best Thing to Being There
Four New Live Albums For Under the Tree
November 28, 2007

Leftoverture
Odds, Sods, Remixes and Rarities Round Out the Year
November 21, 2007

It’ll Never Fly, Orville
Records That Shouldn't Work, But Do
November 14, 2007

We Interrupt This Programme
Thoughts on Tom Baker's First Doctor Who Season
November 7, 2007

Sad Sack Solo Acts
Dan Wilson and Justin Currie Wonder Why You're So Happy
October 31, 2007

October Surprises
Fall Rises With Three Great Albums
October 24, 2007

Also-Rans
Four Good Albums That Aren't Quite Good Enough
October 17, 2007

The Velvet Revolution
Radiohead's Remarkable In Rainbows
October 10, 2007

Dear Darkness
PJ Harvey's Haunting, Wondrous White Chalk
October 3, 2007

Blaze of Gory
Ministry Bows Out With The Last Sucker
September 26, 2007

Under the Radar
Three Bands, Three Unheralded Stunners
September 19, 2007

Open Water, Open Heart
Fish Lays it All Out There on 13th Star
September 12, 2007

Like Faith But Not Faith
Second Thoughts on Somewhere Else
September 5, 2007

The Slow Blunder
The New Pornographers' Snoozy Challengers
August 29, 2007

Let’s Hear It For the Girls
Under the Blacklight and Over the Rhine
August 22, 2007

The Magnificent ’07
Seven New Records Put the Year on an Upswing
August 15, 2007

The Great White North
Up I-95, Down Memory Lane
August 8, 2007

Let’s Spin Again
The Swirling Eddies' Triumphant Return
August 1, 2007

In One Ear…
Seven Quick Takes on Seven New Albums
July 25, 2007

Young at Heart
On Doctor Who, the Alarm and Being 12 Years Old Again
July 18, 2007

Death By Nostalgia
Two Reunion Albums Miss the Mark
July 11, 2007

The Click Five is Dead
Long Live the Click Five
July 4, 2007

Spring of Our Discontent
Sicko, Ryan Adams and the Second Quarter Report
June 27, 2007

Together They’re Heavy
Four Albums, Four Kinds of Heaviness
June 20, 2007

When He’s Sixty-Four
Memory Almost Full Proves We Still Need Paul McCartney
June 13, 2007

Low Voltage
Bjork's New One is a Muddled Mess
May 30, 2007

Dear Dave Mustaine, Part Three
An Open Letter to a Metal God Reborn
May 23, 2007

Do I Disappoint You?
Wainwright and Wilco Diminish Their Returns
May 16, 2007

Frivolity and its Necessities
Some Things I've Been Meaning to Talk About
May 9, 2007

Write Your Last Paragraph
Posthumous Collections from Warren Zevon and Elliott Smith
May 9, 2007

Girl Reappearing
Tori Amos Makes Her Best Album in 10 Years
May 2, 2007

Fore!
One Hole-In-One, and Three Above Par
April 25, 2007

It’s the End of the World As We Know It
NIN Welcomes You to Year Zero
April 18, 2007

Across the Sea
Marillion and Silverchair, Par Avion
April 11, 2007

This Better Be Good
Fountains of Wayne Returns with Traffic and Weather
April 4, 2007

Lee, Leo and Low
And the 1st Quarter Report
March 28, 2007

Fantastic Four
More Reasons to Love 2007
March 21, 2007

Still In Love With You
Boston's Third Stage: An Appreciation
March 14, 2007

Collecting the Collective
The Alarm Launches Their Counter Attack
March 12, 2007

The Butler Did It
Arcade Fire's Grand Neon Bible
March 7, 2007

Here Comes the Flood
The Calm Before the New Music Storm
February 28, 2007

More Than Words
Explosions in the Sky Make Instrumental Magic
February 21, 2007

Distant Early Warning
How the Internet Has Changed The Singles Market
February 14, 2007

Walking Backward
Kravitz, Crow, the Hooters and the Good Old Days
February 13, 2007

Best Year Ever?
2007's Off to a Great Start
February 7, 2007

Struggling to Evolve
Pain of Salvation Does the Unexpected... Again
January 31, 2007

2007’s First Great Album
The Shins Return With a Near-Perfect Record
January 24, 2007

Zombies, Robots, Giant Squids and Broken Hearts
The Wonderful World of Jonathan Coulton
January 17, 2007

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