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February 4, 2009

GLASVEGAS: GLASVEGAS (COLUMBIA) ***½ Glasvegas recalls early, angry Elvis Costello or a Scottish incarnation of The Arcade Fire or Okkervil River with big ambitions, urgent vocals, soaring choruses and jangling guitars. ...more

January 16, 2009

New Pretenders' albums are few and mostly far between; this is the ninth one in almost 30 years. Sadly, that scarcity of product hasn't translated to quality. ...more

November 20, 2008

Crossword puzzle writer Merl Reagle will earn his place in animated pop culture history with a guest appearance on "The Simpsons" at 8 p.m. Sunday on Fox. ...more

November 13, 2008

Crossword puzzle writer Merl Reagle will earn his place in animated pop culture history with a guest appearance on "The Simpsons" at 8 p.m. Sunday on Fox. ...more

November 12, 2008

In the over-hyped week before Obama announced his VP choice, I shocked myself by realizing I was harboring a secret hope that he'd choose Hillary Clinton. ...more

August 26, 2008

Dissimilar as they sound, "Modern Guilt" operates under a cloud of melancholy similar to 2002's "Sea Change," Beck's mournful survey of a broken romance. ...more

July 10, 2008

Call it the latest pet rock, the game that took over where Texas Hold 'Em left off or an utter waste of time. My loved ones prefer the latter. ...more

January 27, 2008

Who remembers the suicide fountain drink? You know, the one where you moved down the line, mixing a little blast of each delicious carbonated beverage, minus the yucky diet ones, into a big cup. ...more

December 6, 2007

AESOP ROCK: NONE SHALL PASS (DEFINITIVE JUX) *** There's something in Aesop Rock's voice that suggests he's just about to call you a jerk or worse. The Long Island rapper's tone and cadence is a natural for long, taut rhymes full of withering put-downs. ...more

November 23, 2007