Music

It's almost impossible to analyze the Will Sheff-led Okkervil River's fifth LP without remembering their fourth.
September 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

Barry Manilow Greatest Hits 1978 I first met Barry when I was a mere child of five. And by met, I mean I ogled the cover of his 1978 Greatest Hits album, dreaming that one day, I would get to speak to this flamboyantly coiffed and spritely little songster.
April 24, 2008 at 12:00 am

Tapes 'n Tapes - Minneapolis's rags-to-riches rock boys - return to their comfort zone of clanging riffs and Jim James echo-y vocals on their second album, Walk It Off.
April 24, 2008 at 12:00 am

Need some fun to spice up your summer? Check out one of these summer festivals-the perfect excuse to road trip, get wasted and listen to music with thousands of your closest friends.
April 24, 2008 at 12:00 am

Tonight: I'm From Barcelona The First Unitarian Church, All Ages If it's true that there is power in numbers, then this Swedish pop ensemble could move mountains.
April 24, 2008 at 12:00 am

Indie darlings Tokyo Police Club continue the long-standing tradition of putting out blisteringly fast rock songs on Elephant Shell, a quasi-debut glistening in the wake of their 2007 EP A Lesson in Crime.
April 17, 2008 at 12:00 am

4/18: Kate Nash World Cafe Live, All Ages Kate Nash is only 20 years old, but the British songstress is well on her way to a successful career.
April 17, 2008 at 12:00 am

Big Star Radio City 1974 As I watched OK Go perform this past weekend, I couldn't help but think they owed an awful lot to every power pop band that's ever come before them.
April 17, 2008 at 12:00 am

For years people have been wondering what effect technology will have on the music industry. But it still seems like little has changed.
April 17, 2008 at 12:00 am

Slum Village Fantastic Vol. 1 1997 I remember being 17 years old and going through that stage when I felt the need to shed the baby skin that had protected me for so long and interpret the world through my own perceptions.
April 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

Street: Why did you start rapping? Afroman: I think I rap for the pissed off and frustrated, and my goal is to make them smile.
April 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

Like Mindz Lower Quad Saturday, 3:00 p.m. "There ain't no band Like Mindz" is their motto, and quite frankly, that's pretty much on point.
April 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

If you could think of any word to describe the collaborative brainchild of former Dungeon Family rapper Cee-lo Green and pop producer Danger Mouse, you would probably think of the word odd.
April 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

Ever wondered what it's like to drop acid in the Canadian wilderness? You can get a rough idea by watching Caribou, aka Dan Snaith.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

4/4: Handsome Furs North Star Bar, 21+ One of the best new offerings from the beleaguered Canadian indie rock scene, Handsome Furs succeeds by avoiding the over-instrumentation that spelled death for many other Wolf Parade member collabs.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

The best pregame album is actually not an album at all, because who has the patience to listen to a full album while pounding back shots?
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

Whether for riding dirty past the Quad or getting your roll on down 40th, no album will ever match the cruising potential of Dr. Dre's The Chronic.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

Erik Satie, an early 20th century avant-garde composer, basically invented the study album when he created the world's first "furniture music" - organized sounds that, much like a nice ottoman or rocking chair, can fill a room without becoming its focal point.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

The Dukes of Stratosphear Chips from the Chocolate Fireball 1987 As a break from their somewhat more somber projects, the British new-wave group XTC traveled back in time to pay homage to their musical influences under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear and produced Chips from the Chocolate Fireball.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

The Smiths' best album, Meat is Murder, is not music for a light sob. This is an album for a "I am human and need to be loved" hardcore cryfest.
April 3, 2008 at 12:00 am