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Review: 'New York City' a disappointing follow-up

August 6, 2008

Two straight days of insomnia and the resulting fatigue are no way to go about the end of summer. Something needs to be done to get the sleep cycle back in proper order, and perhaps that answer is within a newly released album. Take for instance the elect

Twelve must-have summer songs

July 30, 2008

With the calendar year more than half over and the academic year about to start, it's a great time to go over some of the summer's best tracks. These songs come from several of the year's best releases, from newcomers such as Fleet Foxes and The Cool Kids

Review: Canning has something for most of us

July 24, 2008

With a sprawling cast of characters, Canada's Broken Social Scene is both literally and figuratively one of the largest groups in independent rock today. So large, in fact, that members count the band as a side project to acts such as Stars, Metric, Do M

Review: 'Stay Positive' builds on earlier success

July 16, 2008

While your main goal in the months of June through August might be to relax as much as possible, The Hold Steady are concerned with building something this summer. On their fourth studio release, "Stay Positive," the Brooklyn-based band returns with more