- September 25, 2000
- Dance Fevered
Madonna gets back to where she once belonged -- the dance floor -- and gets by with a little help from her producer friends.
- August 28, 2000
- Songs From Big Tent
Wyclef Jean and De La Soul court new constituencies on albums packed with guest stars. But while De La Soul parties, Wyclef panders.
- June 26, 2000
- Classless Clown
Rap upstart Eminem -- a.k.a. Slim Shady -- once played the picked-on white kid. But success has made him slimmer, shadier, and far less fun.
- June 19, 2000
- For Whom Belle Tolls
Glasgow septet Belle and Sebastian have always made orchestral maneuvers in the dark. On their new album, they get self-conscious about it.
- May 29, 2000
- Sleater-Kinney
- May 29, 2000
- Hooked on Classics
Pearl Jam started out angry, became eccentric, and finally ended up as classic rock. Too bad their new album won't stand the test of time.
- May 15, 2000
- Mmm, Teen-Bop
Teen pop may be the future of the music business, but its marketing -- and sound, in Hanson's case -- owe more to another decade: the fifties.
- May 1, 2000
- Dusty Springfield
Neil Young sings paeans to Buffalo Springfield as he cashes in on CSNY nostalgia. Of all his musical personas, maybe band member was best?
- May 1, 2000
- In brief: Fatboy Slim
- April 24, 2000
- In Brief: XTC