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October 2009

Pearl Jam: Moving Targets

By Josh Eells

Eddie Vedder and gang have an ax to grind -- and throw -- as rock's former angry young men try a new approach.

The Oral History of 2 Tone

By Marc Spitz

For the Specials, Madness, and the (English) Beat, ska wasn't all just black and white. Thirty years on, here's the colorful story behind the label that started a revolution.

Just Us Girls

By Abigail Everdell

After surviving a religious cult and years of druggy disarray, Christopher Owens emerges with Girls, the best new band of the year.

Q&A: Monsters of Folk

By John Sellers

Assembled from choice parts of My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes, and She & Him, Monsters of Folk go on a quiet rampage.

Album Reviews

Adam Lambert

For Your Entertainment

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A debut even Simon Cowell could love.
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50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

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It's not the G-Unit leader's birthday anymore.
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Norah Jones - The Fall

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Don't know why she didn't do this before.
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Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures

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Three's company for Grohl, Homme, and Jones.
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Kid Sister - Ultraviolet

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House-music shout-outs overshadow rhyme skills.
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Wale - Attention: Deficit

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Post mix-tape acclaim, D.C. MC finally makes his case.
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes

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Mars Volta mad scientist edits his experiments.
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Dashboard Confessional - Alter the Ending

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King of emo-folk pain embraces two-state solution.
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Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young

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New York's grooviest rocker spiffs up his sound.
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Weezer - Raditude

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Rock's most maddeningly hummable practical joke continues.
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Shakira - She Wolf

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Latin pop mami down for whatever, wherever.
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Robbie Williams - Reality Killed the Video Star

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The ego again requests clearance to land.
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Annie - Don't Stop

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Disco diva next door calls the cads on the carpet.
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Slayer - World Painted Blood

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The godfathers of thrash bleed for you again.
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