- April 27, 1998
- He's the One
With a smokin' wee-hours concert and a massive new album, the Artist Formerly Known As Prince once again demonstrates his immodest brilliance.
- December 22, 2003
- Soul on Ice
One of rock’s greatest ever, R&B-loving Talking Heads deserve a better retrospective; Kelis’s second album stays her oddly endearing course.
- June 7, 2004
- Straight Talk
The British rapper Mike Skinner, a.k.a. the Streets, lets us back into his weird, obsessive life on his surprisingly powerful sophomore record.
- September 6, 2004
- Better Late Than Never
The Afghan Whigs and the Screaming Trees are hardly worth remembering, but their former front men have reemerged with the best work of their careers.
- January 13, 2003
- Disc Aid
Forget Eminem and Avril Lavigne: In 2002, the major labels were upstaged -- and outclassed -- by the indies.
- December 9, 2002
- In Brief
Missy ElliottÂ’s decidedly retro fourth album, 'Under Construction', contrasts hip-hopÂ’s current seriousness with its more joyful past. Plus, Rock and Roll 1.
- February 16, 1998
- Re-Rapping
Conjuring some pre-digital golden age, Common explores his (and rap's) roots, while the scratch-happy X-ecutioners head for the turntables.
- April 10, 2000
- In brief: Green Velvet
- May 14, 2001
- In Brief
- February 22, 1999
- Rushmore: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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