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Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar

Beth Ditto Fake Sugar (Virgin Records) The former lead singer of beloved indie band The Gossip effortlessly combines pop, rock, funk and blues on her debut full-length solo...

New Aimee Mann Record Features Songs of “Mental Illness”

Aimee Mann Mental Illness (SuperEgo Records) The acclaimed singer-songwriter returns to her roots on Mental Illness: showcasing melancholia in a nearly all-acoustic setting....

Punk, Pop and Dance: All Roads Meet in Blondie’s Pollinator

Blondie Pollinator (BMG) These punk pioneers return with a fresh collection of romantic infectious melodies on their 11th studio album. The set was recorded on their home turf at...

New Depeche Mode Album Lives up to Its Title: Spirit

Depeche Mode Spirit(Columbia Records) One of the most influential and beloved electronic pop acts of the genre returns with their fourteenth studio album from an unparalleled...

Prince’s Reign Begins Anew With 30th Anniversary Purple Rain

At the time of his death last year, Prince was working on an ambitious re-imagining of his best known and most beloved work, the soundtrack to Purple Rain. Next month, the...

Michelle Branches Out: Is There Life after Love?

During the early 2000s, Michelle Branch was inescapable: her major label debut The Spirit Room spawned ubiquitous hits like “Everywhere” and “Goodbye to You,”and she won a...

John O’Hurley Is the Genuine Article at Café Carlyle

I took in a show that has me wondering whether imitation is in fact the most sincere form of flattery. Certain performers present such a unique combination of voice, affect and...

Rimes and Reason: LeAnn Rimes Wants a Pop Hit

LeAnn Rimes Sony/RCA Records) The country crossover’s latest release finds her co-writing and co-producing some of her best songs to date. In recent years, Rimes has struggled...

Nelly Furtado Spreads Her Wings . . . Again

Inspired heavily by early ‘90s R&B slow jams, the Canadian singer/songwriter’s new album is by turns sensual, confident and uplifting....

From the Vault: Love Is a Drag Unearths M2M Classics

Why is Love Is a Drag labelled “for adult listeners only”? It’s because this collection of classic love songs, originally released in 1962, were sung by a man and to a man....

Sister Is Doing It for Herself: The Return of Solange

Beyonce’s little sister steps into her own on this attention grabbing, socially-conscious release....

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Madison Square Garden

Feb 15, 17–18 For nearly 30 years, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have enticed audiences with their high energy concerts and signature SoCal sounds....