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Helios: Ayres

2004 saw two poles lodged facing each other in the field of electronic pastiche: the vibrant shivers and static spires... Dec 30, 2007

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The Thrills: Teenager

Forget girls and drugs -- rock music's real topic of choice has always been youth. Or, at least, remembering it.... Dec 30, 2007

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Jay-Z: American Gangster

When I reviewed Jay-Z's last record, last year's Kingdom Comeback, I said that it sucked. In this I was correct.... Dec 30, 2007

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Soft: Gone Faded

Yours truly had the worst introduction to Soft the band could possibly imagine. On a night in January of 2005,... Dec 30, 2007

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Pedro: You, Me & Everyone

London's James Rutledge a.k.a. Pedro loves himself some jazz. He's an electronica producer enamored with things "warm" and "organic" or... Dec 30, 2007

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Sin Ropas: Fire Prizes

Red Red Meat made awesome babies. Tim Rutili took the collaborative bulk of that band and made Califone, who are... Dec 30, 2007