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Coming Attractions
Reasons to Be Cheerful in 2007
January 3, 2007

Fifty Second Week
Farewell to 2006
December 27, 2006

Enough of This Terror, We Deserve to Know Light
The 2006 Top 10 List
December 20, 2006

Christmas Presence
The Yuletide Comes In
December 13, 2006

Disqualified
Or, "Ineligible" Doesn't Mean "Bad"
December 6, 2006

Minor Leagues
The Good, the Bad, and the Worse
November 29, 2006

Beautiful, Beautiful Noise
Bliss Out with Iona, Unwed Sailor and Hammock
November 22, 2006

In a Word, Ys
Joanna Newsom Lets Her Freak Folk Flag Fly
November 15, 2006

Don’t Worry Yours
Nellie McKay Finally Rears Her Pretty Little Head
November 8, 2006

Brought to You By the Letter W
With the Who, the Walkmen and Woven Hand
November 1, 2006

Small World
Jeremy Enigk Returns With a Low-Key Winner
October 25, 2006

The Sacred and the Profane
A Tale of Twin Cities
October 25, 2006

One Up, Three Down
Weird Al Delights, Three Others Disappoint
October 11, 2006

International Pop Overthrow
Sloan and The Feeling: Worth the Import Price
October 4, 2006

The Rise and Fall of Tori Amos
A Piano Collects 15 Years in One Box
September 27, 2006

Fall Sounds
Five New Reviews, One Long Column
September 20, 2006

Extreme Ways, Part 2
Hard as Algebra
September 13, 2006

Extreme Ways, Part 1
Easy Like Sunday Morning
September 6, 2006

Emotional Technology, Indeed
BT's Brilliant, Beautiful Binary Universe
August 30, 2006

Back in the Game
Eric Matthews and his Foundation Sounds
August 23, 2006

The Soundtrack to My Movie
10 Records That Changed My Life
August 16, 2006

Whatever! I Do What I Want!
Ani Difranco and Matthew Friedberger Go Their Own Ways
August 9, 2006

Enders’ Game
The Early November's Triple Threat
August 2, 2006

And That Makes Us Mighty
Joss Whedon Fans Get a Movie of Their Own
July 26, 2006

Let Down and Hanging Around
Four Albums, Four Shades of Disappointment
July 19, 2006

Plug In, Turn On, Burn it Up
The Lost Dogs Make Their Best Record in Years
July 12, 2006

Almost Goodbye
Johnny Cash's Penultimate Album
July 5, 2006

Melody Makers
New Ones From Guster and David Mead
June 28, 2006

Deeper, Darker, Better
Keane Outdoes Their Debut With Under the Iron Sea
June 21, 2006

Rather Good
Sonic Youth's 48690435th Great Album
June 14, 2006

The Manny Ramirez Effect
A Pair of Surprises From Out of Left Field
June 7, 2006

The Noise of Summer
What's to Come in the Next Three Months
May 31, 2006

No Beating Around the Bush
Neil Young and Ministry Take Aim at El Presidente
May 24, 2006

Surprises, Old and New
Paul Simon Returns, Quiet Company Arrives
May 17, 2006

Grandaddy’s Grand Finale
And Three Other Records That Aren't As Good
May 10, 2006

It’s Not You, It’s Me
In Which I Finally Break Up with Pearl Jam
May 3, 2006

The Church of Bitter Tea
The Fiery Furnaces Start Another Religion
April 26, 2006

Quick and Dirty
Built to Spill Brightens My Vacation
April 12, 2006

I Remember Now
Queensryche's Long-Awaited Operation: Mindcrime II
April 5, 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen
Catching Up Before the Flood
March 29, 2006

Glory of the ’80s
The Alarm and Prince Refuse to Get Old
March 22, 2006

V for Variation
Alan Moore's Work Gets Another Big Screen Drubbing
March 16, 2006

Too Young to Die?
The Arctic Monkeys and Their Swarm of Hype
March 16, 2006

Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll?
David Gilmour and Ray Davies Aren't Quite Dead
March 8, 2006

Strings Attached
Three New Live Albums Go Orchestral on Your Ass
March 1, 2006

Godsends
On Faith, Art, Mute Math and the Violet Burning
February 22, 2006

So, How Was Your Decade?
Ross Rice Gets the Nine-Year Itch
February 15, 2006

Great Scots
Belle and Sebastian and the First Great Record of 2006
February 8, 2006

Slow New Yorker
Richard Julian Makes his Quiet Return
February 1, 2006

Major Themes in Minor Keys
Duncan Sheik Returns with White Limousine
January 25, 2006

Without You I’m Nothing
Reader Recommendations from 2005
January 18, 2006

Sisters are Doin’ It for Themselves
The Forgotten Females of 2005
January 11, 2006

Decemberists
Brightening the End-of-the-Year Doldrums
January 10, 2006

Good First Impressions
The Strokes Kick Off the Year With a Bang
January 4, 2006

Fifty Second Week
And Farewell to 2005
December 28, 2005

Celebrate the Few, Celebrate the New
The 2005 Year-End Top 10 List
December 21, 2005

Ghettochip Malfunction
Beck Fails to Justify Guerolito
December 14, 2005

Please Mr. Postman
Mail-Order Marvels from Joy Electric and Marc Byrd
December 7, 2005

Sorry I Missed You
Three Records I Should Have Reviewed Already
November 30, 2005

Two Become One
System of a Down Doubles Up
November 23, 2005

Three Sides Live
Green Day, the Mars Volta and Wilco Take the Stage
November 16, 2005

We Become Panoramic
Kate Bush and Neal Morse Think Big
November 9, 2005

50/50
Robbie Williams Good, Trey Anastasio Bad
November 2, 2005

Does It Remind You of When?
The Fiery Furnaces Tribute Their Grandma, and the Beatles
October 26, 2005

Elbow Blooms
The Record V2 Doesn't Want You to Hear
October 19, 2005

Play It Again, Franz
Second Verse, Same as the First
October 12, 2005

Better Version of Me
Reinventing the Ladies of the Lilith Fair
October 5, 2005

Fantastic Four
New ones from Ryan Adams, King's X, Rob Dickinson and Sigur Ros
September 28, 2005

Seth Cohen Was Right
Death Cab for Cutie Shines on Plans
September 21, 2005

The Beatles vs. the Stones
The Debate Rages On With Two Late-Career Albums
September 14, 2005

Think Different
Outside the Box with Kanye West and Joy Electric
September 7, 2005

When the Levee Breaks
Or, Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos
September 7, 2005

Pop Rocks
New Ones From the New Pornographers and the Click Five
August 24, 2005

Dearly Beloved
In Which We Stretch a Lame Narrative Device to its Limit
August 17, 2005

Hail to the Queen
A Crazy Little Thing Called Tribute Albums
August 10, 2005

Diminishing Returns
Michael Penn and Bob Mould Come Back with a Whimper
August 3, 2005

Words of Mouth
How I Heard About the Best Album of the Year
July 27, 2005

L.A. Stories
Coast to Coast on Out-of-State Plates
July 20, 2005

A Quick One, While He’s Away
A Review, a List, and a Flying Spaghetti Monster
July 13, 2005

Five Days of Dust and Music
Fear and Loathing at Cornerstone 2005
July 6, 2005

Garage Days Revisited
Taking Another Look at the White Stripes
June 29, 2005

Melancholy and the Infinite Badness
Billy Corgan Blows It, But Dave Grohl Delivers
June 22, 2005

On Girls and Girlymen
Indigo Rarities and a Little Star
June 15, 2005

Don’t Believe the Hype Part Two
Coldplay Moves Sideways on X&Y
June 8, 2005

Over/Under
Rating the Hype with Spoon and the Levellers
June 1, 2005

Surviving the ’90s
Get Out Alive with Audioslave and Mike Doughty
May 25, 2005

Double Your Pleasure
Ambition Rides with Ryan Adams, System and the Eels
May 18, 2005

The Sith Hits the Fans
And Star Wars is Complete
May 18, 2005

Make Believe This Never Happened
No Sugarcoating: Weezer's New Album Is Terrible
May 11, 2005

Remember Who You Are
Retrenching with Nine Inch Nails and Aimee Mann
May 4, 2005

Who the Hell is Silverman?
Ben Folds Grows Up, Slows Down and Makes Good
April 27, 2005

Mighty Good
The Choir Returns With a Winner
April 20, 2005

It’s Not Just a Dokken Album Title
Tooth and Nail Presents Starflyer 59 and Mae
April 13, 2005

Simple Things
Little Records From Over the Rhine and Glen Phillips
April 6, 2005

Play That Funky Music, Guero
Beck Surprises (And Satisfies) Again
March 30, 2005

Moby Checks In
But Don't Bother Checking Out His Hotel
March 23, 2005

Three to Get Ready
New Ones by Ivy, Eric Matthews and TMBG
March 16, 2005

Picture This
Kino Makes the Case for Great Side Projects
March 9, 2005

They Might Be Giants
The Mars Volta Aim for Greatness With Frances the Mute
March 2, 2005

Great Expectations
Tori Amos Disappoints Again on The Beekeeper
February 23, 2005

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