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CRITIC’S NOTEBOOKS

The Obits.

The Weekend.

Rakim, EPMD, Cold Crush Brothers.

Liturgy.

Ted Leo.

Titus Andronicus.

Big Freedia.

April 4, 2011: “On Display,” LCD Soundsystem.

Huun-Huur-Tu.

December 20, 2010: “Baby, He's A Star,” Prince.

November 8, 2010: “Black Power,” The Black Angels and Black Mountain.

September 27, 2010: “Safe and Sound,” Fennesz.

September 13, 2010: “Hardcore Living,” Fucked Up.

August 16, 2010: “Cutting Edge,” Scissor Sisters.

August 9, 2010: “Teutons of Fun,” Michael Rother & Hallogallo.

August 2, 2010: “Float On,” Spiritualized.

July 26, 2010: “Knight To Bishop,” Sir Richard Bishop.

May 31, 2010: “Down and Dirty,” The Chrome Cranks.

April 19, 2010: “Leash Laws,” Snoop Dogg.

March 22, 2010: “Big Step,” Nero.

March 1, 2010: “Answer Men,” Die Antwoord.

February 8, 2010: “Unsound Opinion,” the Unsound Festival.

January 18, 2010: “Vocal Hero,” Marianne Faithfull.

December 14, 2009: “Clap Hands,” Phenomenal Handclap Band.

November 16, 2009: “Testing Their Metal,” Metallica.

November 2, 2009: “Beating The Sistema,” Buraka Som Sistema.

October 26, 2009: “Rock The Bells,” Sleigh Bells.

October 12, 2009: “Minogue Nation,” Kylie Minogue.

September 21, 2009: “Sunn, Here It Comes,” Sunn O))).

September 7, 2009: “Passing Fancy,” Sondre Lerche.

August 31, 2009: “Pet Sounds,” Pet Shop Boys.

August 10, 2009: “Ejstes Rockets,” Dungen.

July 27, 2009: “Hey ’09,” Steely Dan.

July 6, 2009: “Grate Expectations,” The Grates .

June 22, 2009: “Swede Deal,” Anna Ternheim.

June 8, 2009: “Major Mixup,” Major Lazer.

May 18, 2009: “Acting Up,” Annie Clark.

May 11, 2009: “Wooly Bullies,” Mastodon.

April 20, 2009: “Number Nine,” Kode9.

April 6, 2009: “Master Class,” Kutiman.

March 30, 2009: “Dance Revolution,” Flashing Lights, DJ Ayres, Catchdubs, Jubilee, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Fake Blood, Acid Girls.

March 23, 2009: “Pay Scale,” Prince, No Doubt, downloads, concert tickets, economics of pop music.

March 16, 2009: “Dropping Gems,” Micachu and the Shapes.

February 9, 2009: “Trullie Yours,” Lissy Trullie.

January 26, 2009: “Pandora, Explorer,” Pandora and streaming audio.

January 12, 2009: “Instant Karma,” FM3’s Buddha Machine.

December 15, 2008: “Ball Control,” Z-100’s Jingle Ball.

November 24, 2008: “Hip-Hop President,” hip-hop songs and Barack Obama.

November 17, 2008: “The Spirit Moves,” The Duke Spirit.

November 3, 2008: “Regular Gui,” Gui Boratto.

October 13, 2008: “The International,” Brazilian Girls.

September 22, 2008: “Valentine’s Day,” My Bloody Valentine.

August 25, 2008: “Signs Of Life,” Nas.

July 21, 2008: “Just Say Yaz,” Yaz.

June 30, 2008: “Made In Africa,” Orchestra Baobab.

June 23, 2008: “Young Folk,” Laura Marling.

May 19, 2008: “Reasonable Doubt,” hip-hop responds to the Sean Bell verdict.

May 12, 2008: “Wild Gift,” Arthur Russell and “Wild Combination.”

May 5, 2008: “Set To Stun,” Megasoid.

April 21, 2008: “One-Point Bulletin,” “Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story, 1980-1986.”

March 31, 2008: “Iraq Band,” “Heavy Metal In Baghdad.”

March 17, 2008: “Emmy Award,” Emmy The Great.

March 10, 2008: “The Power Of Two,” Justice.

February 25, 2008: “Always In Fashion,” Roxy Music on DVD.

February 11, 2008: “Housin’ The Joint,” Kool Herc and 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.

January 21, 2008: “Sales Force,” SoundScan numbers for 2007.

January 14, 2008: “Seeing Is Believing,” Snoop Dogg and Master P.

December 24, 2007: “Musical Youth,” Souljaboytellem, Lil Mama, Sean Kingston, Bow Wow, Chris Brown.

December 3, 2007: “By The Book,” “Born In The Bronx” and “The Breaks.”

November 26, 2007: “Grime Doesn’t Pay,” Wiley.

November 19, 2007: “Caetano Time,” Caetano Veloso.

November 12, 2007: “Going Bananas,” Melt-Banana.

October 22, 2007: “Dance Everywhere,” M.I.A.

October 8, 2007: “Hives Alive,” The Hives and Maroon 5.

September 3, 2007: “Full Of Grace,” Vampire Weekend.

August 13, 2007: “Great Danes,” Junior Senior.

July 30, 2007: “Seventh Heaven,” Culture and “Two Sevens Clash.”

July 23, 2007: “Battle Stations,” Battles.

May 28, 2007: “Three On A Match,” Yo Majesty.

May 14, 2007: “Assembly Required,” Cornelius.

April 30, 2007: “Baby Love,” Natasha Bedingfield’s “I Wanna Have Your Babies.”

April 9, 2007: “Indecision,” Soulwax.

March 19, 2007: “Viral,” the marketing of “Year Zero” by Nine Inch Nails.

March 12, 2007: “Diamond Life,” Lavender Diamond.

February 19, 2007: “Direct Effect,” Jennifer O’Connor.

February 5, 2007: “Justin Time,” Justin Timberlake & Pink.

January 22, 2007: “Bird Songs,” Andrew Bird.

January 8, 2007: “Space Invasion,” MySpace and Bunny Rabbit.

December 25, 2006: “Ring In The Old,” Patti Smith.

November 20, 2006: “Triple Threat,” Redman, Keith Murray and Raekwon: Rock The Bells Tour.

October 30, 2006: “Rocking Out,” Buckcherry.

October 23, 2006: “Brut Force,” Art Brut.

October 2, 2006: “Bringing Sexy Back,” CSS.

September 11, 2006: “Nine Lives,” Cat Power.

September 4, 2006: “Off To The Races,” Earl Greyhound.

July 31, 2006: “Funky Brazil,” Lenine.

July 3, 2006: “The Future Is Now,” The Futureheads.

June 19, 2006: “By A Thread,” Camille.

June 5, 2006: “Crown Royal,” T.I..

May 29, 2006: “The Great Between,” Grant McLennan.

May 15, 2006: “Sticking To His Guns,” Guns N’ Roses.

March 27, 2006: “Have Faith,” Th’ Faith Healers.

March 20, 2006: “Sweet and High,” Nicole Renaud.

January 23, 2006: “The R,” Rakim.

January 16, 2006: “They Got The Silver,” The Rolling Stones.

December 26, 2005: “Ne Plus Ultra,” Ultramagnetic MCs.

December 5, 2005: “Unholy Racket,” Pretty Girls Make Graves.

November 28, 2005: “Son Is Shining,” Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.

November 21, 2005: “In Time,” The Meters.

October 31, 2005: “A Going Concern,” The Go! Team.

October 10, 2005: “Around The World,” Lhasa.

October 3, 2005: “Metric System,” Metric.

September 5, 2005: “Life and Death,” Napalm Death.

August 8 and 15, 2005: “The African Blues,” Amadou & Mariam.

August 1, 2005: “Dirty Deeds,” The Dirtbombs.

July 4, 2005: “Pouring It On,” Syrup Girls.

June 6, 2005: “Dude Raunch,” Devin the Dude.

May 30, 2005: “Minute By Minute,” “We Jam Econo,” a documentary about The Minutemen.

May 16, 2005: “Hoofing It,” Deerhoof.

April 25, 2005: “Having A Ball,” The Great African Ball.

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