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Top Dance Albums of 2008

Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from d ... More >>

Punky Reggae

H.R. of the Bad Brains is finally merging his two inner voices properly

CD Review: The Rocket Summer

H.R. of the Bad Brains is finally merging his two inner voices properly

Dred Scott!

Return of the Diva

Song of South Florida

How Humbert attacked the music industry in Austin, Texas, and maybe, sorta, won.

Hit and Run

At the height of its success, Fall Out Boy downshifts a bit

Cosmic Relief

The B-52's aren't ready to bomb just yet

Chin Music

How one mom-and-pop record shop climbed to the top of the reggae world

Island Man

Chris Blackwell moves into the digi-web-world-global-video age

Bug in the Bass Bin

Poverty, dancehall, and sound systems in modern-day Jamaica

Papa Bear

Don't worry, kid; reggae legend Freddie McGregor's gonna make it all better

Beings There

Supreme Beings of Leisure: an empire in recline

'Chunk Style

Superchunk chases the clouds away, and a strange new "Seasons in the Sun"

Rasta al Dente

Today's reggae is a dirty business. Black Uhuru's Duckie Simpson rolls up his sleeves.

Blowin' in the Wind

Will the misunderstood melodica ever get any respect?

Bon Jovi

Crush (Island)

Shelby Lynne

I Am Shelby Lynne

Heeeere, Kitty, Kitty

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H

Short Cuts

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H

Short Cuts

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H

Ska Shall Overcome

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H

Beatcrazy

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H

Electrical Engineering

Vocalist/guitarist/bassist Scott Lucas is Local H