Music Articles and Guides
Comparisons
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"Not Myself Tonight" Gets Critics and Fans Talking.
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Even Deeper #21: NIN vs. Radiohead
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American Idol Season 9 - And Then There Were 4
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American Idol Season 9 - And Then There Were 5
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American Idol Season 9 - And Then There Were 6
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Another Perfect Single From Rated R.
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Another tired 'hood-to-hollywoord' story: $hamrock's "Worst 2 First"
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Hip-Hop Back In The Day W.O. Part 1: Reminscing The Middle 90s
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Honey Bee (1994): Moose's Sophomore Effort is Messier But Still Warm and Pleasant
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Move Forward Until You are Dead -- Calgary metal band, The Unravelling
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New England Metal & Hardcore Festival April 22-24, 2010
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Rap Wars 2010 - 30 Greatest Diss Tracks In Hip Hop History (20-11)
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Rap Wars 2010 - 30 Greatest Diss Tracks In Hip Hop History (30-21)
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Rap Wars 2010 - 30 Greatest Diss Tracks In Hip Hop History (Foreword)
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Smashing Pumpkins' Teargarden By Kaleidyscope track 4: 'Astral Planes'
Buying Guides
"a golden age comin' 'round": the best singles of 2008 (part 1)
"I ain't dead, I ain't done...": Snik's Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums of 2008
"In Her Madgesty's Secret Service: A Fanboy's Manifesto"
"My 30 Favorite Bass Players-Pt. I Of III"
"not just another one of your plays": the best singles of 2007 (15-1)
"ready to go right now": the best singles of 2008 (part 2)
"Sheet Music (1980)" --- Why is Barry White's Best Studio Album Out of Print?
"Spring Back to the Past": The Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (100-91)
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time.
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time: Part 1
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time: Part 2
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time: Part 3
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time: Part 4
100 Greatest Music Videos Of All Time: Part 5
20 Favorite Songs by NIN
200 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: Part 1
200 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: Part 2
200 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: Part 3
200 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: Part 4
200 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: Part 5
2007 in Music: Cities, Straightjackets, Shepherd?s Dogs and Trumpet Children
2007 in Review: Favorite Albums and Such (Or, My Boring Title for the D&D W/O)
2008 in Music: The Sleeping House With Arrows is Not the End
2008: The Year In Music (Part One)
2008: The Year In Music (Part Two)
There's more to living than being alive... (2007 D&D Writeoff)
A Buyer's Guide to the Greatest Country Stars Part 2
A Buyers Guide to the Greatest Country Stars Part 1
A Few Words To The Opera Newbies
AI 7.1 - Lennon-McCartney Songbook
AI 7.2 - Beatles Catalog
AI 7.3 - The Year They Were Born
AI 7.4 - Dolly Parton
AI 7.5 - Inspirational Songs
and Rock 'n' Roll : My favorite songs about Rock 'n' Roll
Arrogant Sons of B!tches- Discography
Art/ Supernatural Fairy Tales
Ask a Soul Music Snob( Inaugural Edition): It's Prince, Yo.
Best 25 (mainstream) albums of 2008
Best Albums of the 2000s
brothers, gutters, faces, and spirits: the best albums of 2007 (20-11)
Chico Marx the musician - piano prodigy or keyboard klutz?
Clipse's "I'm Good": Not Bad!
Cover Me! My Top Ten Favorite Cover Songs
Crazy For You - and reasons to try amateur productions
Definitive NIN-Heavy Tracks
Dennis DeLewis & The News
DIJEH's rap TV (Episode 1): THE MAGNIFICENT 60 tracks produced by DJ Premier (Part I)
DIJEH's rap TV (Episode 2): THE MAGNIFICENT 60 tracks produced by DJ Premier (Part II)
DRUGS! My top ten favorite songs about Drugs
Duran Duran's forgotten Japanese gem: 1981's Nite Romantics [4 STARS]
End of the decade, end of the year-Best/Worst of 2009
End of the decade, end of the year-Best/Worst of 2009, Pt. 2
Even Deeper #24: Lights in the Sky Tour Sampler EP
Favourite RZA Produced Tracks #10-6
Favourite RZA Produced Tracks #15-11
Favourite RZA Produced Tracks #20-16
Favourite RZA Produced Tracks #25-21
Favourite RZA Produced Tracks #5-1
Five Remarkable Musical Performances
Gerard Causse: an excellent FRENCH solo violist
Great Reviews from A to Z!
Groucho Marx the musician? Screen legend, but......?
Hao?s Top 10 Favourite Hip Hop Songs of 2009
Harpo Marx the musician - was he the greatest?
Kanye West in 2009: A Look At His Recent Work
Lisa Redfern's "In the Asking" CD
Looking to Buy A Beatles Album: Read my Beatles Album Overview
More gems worth mining
Mozart's ?La Clemenza di Tito?: an opera seria that can grip and not let go!
Music Makes The Movie: Top 10 Soundtracks-1,000th Review
Music Turning to Thin Air: 2007 (Part 1) (D&D)
NIN & David Bowie-Live Hate
NIN-Quake OST
NIN/Deerhunter-8/13/08, Duluth GA at the Gwinnett Arena
NIN20 Pt. 1: Pretty Hate Machine/Broken Era
NIN20 Pt. 2: The Self-Destruct Era
NIN20 Pt. 3: The Fragility Period
NIN20 Pt. 4: With Teeth & the Unexpected Comeback
NIN20 Pt. 5: Year Zero, Independence, & The End?
Nine Inch Nails-Purest Feeling
Nine Inch Nails-Strobe Light
Nine Inch Nails-The CRC Sessions
of myths, truths, beginnings, and names: the best albums of 2007 (10-1)
of pandas, tigers, rehabs, and preachers: the best albums of 2007 (50-41)
of parties, rainbows, magicians, and dreamers: the best albums of 2007 (40-31)
Random Thoughts On Johnny Mayer's New Album And Watching His TV Concert
Scapp70's 25 Favorite Break-up Songs - Maybe the Best Break-up songs of all time?
seed 2: The Definitive NIN-The Singles
seed 3: Definitive NIN-Deep Cuts
seed 4: The Definitive NIN-Quiet Tracks
seed 6: NINJA Tour Sampler EP
SEX and : My favorite ten songs about Sex
Sing We Now of Christmas: Join Me in Celebrating the Songs of the Season!
Smorg's Music Play-List (May 2008)
Spread The 1,2 To The Bass Love
Ten Romantic Opera Songs To Get You In The Mood For St Valentine's Day
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (100-81)
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (20-01)
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (40-21)
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (60-41)
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (80-61)
The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop / Rap Songs Of All Time (Foreword)
The Balogun's Top 10 Rap Songs That Sample Michael Jackson
The Beginner's Guide to NIN
The Best Female Voices Under 40
The Best of the Ought Nots, Part I: 81-100
The Best of the Ought Nots, Part II: 61-80
THE BEST SONGS OF 2007 (#1-#20)
THE BEST SONGS OF 2007: PART 4 (#21--40)
The Brits are coming.... Londons Finest, Top Rappers to look out for.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: New Rap Songs
The Roaring Zeros: The Top 50 Albums from 2000 to 2009 (20-11)
The Roaring Zeros: The Top 50 Albums from 2000 to 2009 (30-21)
The Roaring Zeros: The Top 50 Albums From 2000 to 2009 (40-31)
The Roaring Zeros: The Top 50 Albums From 2000 to 2009 (50-41)
The Roaring Zeros: The Top 50 Albums From 2000 to 2009 (Foreword)
The Ten Sexiest Male Singers
The Top 10 Soundtracks You Should Listen Too.
The Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007 (10-1) (D&D W/O)
The Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007 (20-11) (D&D W/O)
The Top 20 Hip-Hop Producers of All Time (#10-1)
The Top 20 Hip-Hop Producers Of All Time (#20-11)
The Top Ten Records of 2007
The Year in Music 2009: A Surreal Yet Exhilarating Year
thevoid99's Best & Worst of 2007 in Music (D&D 2007 W/O)
thevoid99's Best & Worst of Music 2009
thevoid99's Best of Music 2008 Pt. I: The Year in Music 2008
thevoid99's Best of Music 2008 Pt. II: The Top 25 Albums of 2008
thevoid99's Best of Music 2008 Pt. III: The Top 30 Singles/Tracks of 2008
thevoid99's Best of Music 2008 Pt. IV: Artist/Band of the Year & More
thevoid99's Most Anticipated Albums of 2010
Top 10 "Metallica" Songs You Should Listen Too.
Top 10 "Scorpions" Songs You should Listen Too. 1-10
TOP 10 RECORDS - BEST OF 2009
Top 20 "Scorpions" Songs You Should Listen Too. 11-20
Top 20 Guitar Players : Guitar Gods - Part II
Unsung Black Pop Albums of the Last Decade (1998-2007)
Unsung Songs of 2007 (D&D w/o)
Unsung Songs of 2008
Unsung Songs of 2009
voices, pleasures, crimes, and reminders: the best albums of 2007 (30-21)
Winwood, Elton, Shakey, The Boss , A Dream Seller, Talking Cat and A Fallen Idol.
Year in Music 2008
Year in Music 2009
Top Products
"If I Woke Up Next To You": The Best of 2007 (D&D Writeoff)
'Til Kingdom Come - The Top 15 Coldplay Songs
100 Most Influential Albums - Chapter Four: My collection Progresses
100 Most Influential Albums - Chapter One: All that Jazz
100 Most Influential Albums - Chapter Six: A Lifetime of Heavy Metal
100 Most Influential Albums - Chapter Three: I discover the 60s in the 80s.
100 Most Influential Albums - Chapter Two : In the Beginning
100 Most Influential Albums -Chapter Eight : The Guitar gods
100 Most Influential Albums Chapter Five: My College Years
100 Most Influential Albums Chapter Seven: From Rock Classics to Classical
100 Most Influential Albums: Chapter Nine: Grunge, Gangsta Rap, Blues and More
2008: Viva la Alchemy (or Death to Dumb Review Titles)
2009 Power/Progressive Metal Review
2009: Now Departing for Stockholm, Hawaii, New Orleans, and Points Inland
25 Best (Mainstream) Albums of 2009
The Top 50 Songs Of 2007 & Some Other Random Stuff D&D W/O
A Look Back: 2007's Ten Best Hip-Hop Albums
Best of 2007...to me :)
Best of 2008... To Me
Can't Tell Him Nothing: The 18 Best Kanye West Songs of All-Time
Dry your eyes later, mate...here's 15 great tearjerkers
GG's Top 10 Albums Of 2008
GotaHemmi's Top 10 Modern Rock Albums of 2007 (Among Other Things)
Heavy metal Top 5 of '08
Here We Stand: The Best Albums of 2008 Part 1
I Told You I Was Trouble: The Top 20 Albums of 2007
in tune with the universal hum: the best albums of 2008
Into the Groove: The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2009
Into the Groove: The 10 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2009
LATIN LOVERS: Setting the Mood with Ten Romantic Latin Love Songs
Let's Get Drunk And Fight About Country's Best Singles for 2007 (D&D V)
Midyear 2008: The Best 20 Albums
MTV's Ten Hottest MCs: There's Room for Improvement
Never Mind the Mainstream: My Favorite Records Released in 2007
Pops Top Ten Best Beatles Songs of All Time
The 10 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time
The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2007
The 30 Best Albums of 2008 (30-11)!
The Best 30 Albums of 2007
The Best Albums of 2008 (10-1)!!!
The Most Delayed 2007 Best-Of List Ever. But this stuff still sounds good...
The Top 10 Albums Of 2007
The Top 10 Albums Of 2008
The Top 10 Duran Duran Songs You've Never Heard Before
The Way I See It: The Best Albums of 2008, Part II
The Weird Number Doesn't Matter To Me: Snik's Top 26 Hip-Hop Songs of 2008
There, There - The top 20 Radiohead Songs
thevoid99's 30 Honorable Mentions of 2009
thevoid99's Top 10 EPs of 2009
thevoid99's Top 50 Albums of 2009 Pt. 1 (50-26)
thevoid99's Top 50 Albums of 2009 Pt. 2 (25-1)
thevoid99's Top 50 Songs of 2009 (Pt. 1: 50-26)
thevoid99's Top 50 Songs of 2009 (Pt. 2: 25-1)
Top 10 Albums Of 2007
Top 10 Rock Songs That Could Be Played At A Dance Club
Top 20 Underground Hip Hop Albums: In Case You Didn?t Know
Top 5 Pirate Metal Bands
What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been, Part III: The Top Ten of 2007
Why the 2000s or whatever you call em didn't suck. Best albums.
Trends
'Golden Girl': Why You Should Be Listening to Chrisette Michele
2009 MTV Video Music Awards: Wu Tang (And Kanye) Is For The Children!
Confessions
Endlessly Frustrating, Endlessly Fascinating: Hip-Hop in 2009...So Far
Get your ego off of me-- NO MEANS NO.
Jay-Z's "Run This Town": A Disappointment
Listen to Hip Hop's Unsigned Hype on Superfriends Radio!
Nas vs. Fox news
Support Ghost, or He'll Be Ghost
The Irishman's view on Hip Hop in 2007
The State of Rap Music: My Opinion
Thoughts on Hip-Hop Part II: O, RLY? Ya, RLY.
Top 10 Musical Artists for Teens of 2010
Trey Presents Shock Value: Hip hop in '07, '08 and beyond (cue dramatic music) (D&Dos?)
What happened to hip hop? (New and improved).
Whatever happened to Aftermath?
Others
"Barry and Glodean" (1981) -- A Massive Disappointment
"Rushing Headlong": Freddie Mercury's Final Months, as Documented in Innuendo (Part I)
"Rushing Headlong": Freddie Mercury's Final Months, as Documented in Innuendo (Part II)
"Star Wars in Concert" with C-3PO wearing a tux
"These Trails": a lost classic of unique beauty
"We Sing For The Public": A Little Chat With Juliette Galstian (An Interview)
"You're All Going To Hell...But So Are We So The Music'll Be Good"
311 in Sioux Falls, SD 07/09/08
Barry Manilow~He Still Writes The Songs That Make You Sing~Miami Concert 2008
A Breast of Fresh Songs...
A Few of Smorg's Favorite Operatic Ensembles
A Few of Smorg's Musical Heroes (for the I Need A Hero Write-Off)
A few thoughts on Michael Jackson and the celebrity culture.
A letter from Nas to his fans
A Queenly Night At The SD Opera: Maria Stuarda (16 Feb 2008)
A young violin sensation to watch for: Stefan Jackiw
AC/DC, Black Ice Tour, TD Banknorth Garden, 11/9/08
American Idol Season 7: Carly Smithson And 10 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: Cook vs. Archuleta
American Idol Season 7: David Archuleta And 11 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: David Cook And 9 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: Jason Castro Equals FAIL~!
American Idol Season 7: Jason Castro's Dread Locks And 7 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: Michael Jackson Fears Big Dave Archuleta!
American Idol Season 7: Michael Johns And 8 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: Paula Abdul Can See The Future
American Idol Season 7: Phantom Of The Ryno Seacrest
American Idol Season 7: Syesha Mercado And 6 Geeks
American Idol Season 7: The Return Of Lionel
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 10
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 11
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 13
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 2
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 3
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 4
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 5
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 7
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 7 ... Again
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 8
American Idol Season 8 - And Then There Were 9
Arlo Guthrie Proves Himself a Storyteller Extraordinaire on July 21, 2009, in Erie, PA
At ?La Sonnambula' - ?Twas I Who Slept (But Didn't Walk - and Should've)
Awesome Winter Metalcore Concert Turns Phenomenal
Bands from Lands Far Away! Korpiklaani and Tyr rock the Worcester Palladium 01/08/2010
Bat For Lashes/Other Lives-8/17/09 Atlanta, GA, the Loft @ Center Stage
Bravi! To All at the Met's HD Broadcast of 'Der Rosenkavalier' !
Britney Spears. The true "tragedy".
Cav/Pag Opening Night at SDO: Carter Scott and José Cura Superstars
Celeste Indra! Mariana Divina!: Aida's Opening Night at the San Diego Opera (12 April 2008)
Celtic Thunder Bowls Fans Over on October 14 at Erie, PA's Warner Theater
Children of Bodom, Black Dalhia Murder and SkeletonWitch: Live at Lupos, Providence R.I. 09/18/09
Christmas in January With Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Tullio Arena, Erie, PA, January 3, 2008
Covering all the Bases - ten extra cover songs worth hearing
Did You Know These Familiar Tunes Are From An Opera?
Dumbest rap lyrics
Ensiferum! Viking death metal from Finland Live in Worcester MA (12/04/09)
Even Deeper #20: Ghosts I-IV Preview
Even Deeper #22: Discipline & More New NIN to Come?
Even Deeper #23: More New NIN & Touring News
Even Deeper #25: NIN & Jane's Addiction Go on Tour
Everybody Here Is A Cloud - Cloud Cult 5/4/09
Fatal Beauty: Tosca at the San Diego Opera (24 January 2009)
Flaming Lips the Most Fun Concert Ever! Live at Bank Boston Pavilion 8/30/09
Fountains of Wayne live acoustic show at Milwaukee's Turner Hall ? July 11th, 2009
Grand Wagner at the Lyric! (But Brown-Bag Your Dinner!)
Grieg's Peer Gynt and Kellogg's Fiery Furnace at the San Diego Symphony (25 April 2008)
Have No Fear
Haven't Had This Much Fun at the Symphony!
Heaven and Hell (aka Black Sabbath) Live at the Bank of Boston Pavilion 8/28/09
Impertinent Thoughts on Pertinent Subjects #53
Jean Shepard Deserves To Be In Hall of Fame
Keep It Under Wraps - a mummy music mix
Kings of Leon - Live in Sheffield 5 Dec 2008
Lifting Up the Covers - ten extra cover songs you should hear
Long Live the ?King of Pop?: The Balogun?s Reflections on Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
Master Obeyed
Mike Doughty Live at Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI - March 21, 2008
Move over Lady Gaga, Eric Cartman covers Poker Face
Music Monday: Week Of October 5th
My 21st Century Breakdown
My Tribute to Static Major - R.I.P.
NIN/Jane's Addiction/Street Sweeper Social Club-5/10/09 Atlanta, GA
Not Enough Time to Care (Much)
OMG! The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 at the Tacoma Dome
One Last Word: Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Operetta Tunes on my mind
Pat Metheny Trio: Town Hall, NYC (March 18, 2008)
Pearl Fishers Opening Night at SDO: The Boys Are Good, But Siurina Is The Show
Re-Visited, Re-Examined and Re-Rated: The Retroactive Downgrade Edition, Vol. 1
Rene Tornero G.... On the Spot
Seed 1: Collected
Smorg's 10 Favorite Classical Songs (Winter 2008)
Smorg's Shameless Diva-Worship Manifesto: Vesselina Kasarova
Some Classical Music (non-operatic) You Already Know
Some Operatic Myths Worth Busting: On Vibrato, Bel Canto Singing and Wagnerian Big Voice
Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton (MSG 2-28-08): The View from Section 426
Still Hangin' Tough 15 Years Later: The New Kids Rock New Jersey
The "What Gets Your Blood Pumping?" Write-off
The 360 Degrees Tour - Glendale, AZ - October 20, 2009
The CMA To Induct Legendary Stars
The Decemberists Put on a Rollicking Show in Pittsburgh, August 14, 2009
The Family You Choose: My Songs for My Friends
The Met's 'Tristan und Isolde' (HD Broadcast): Falling Under the Spell at Last...
The Pitchfork Perfect 10's: Introduction to the Series
The Ultimate Mariah Carey Mixtape
To Sea At The Opera: Ten Aquaphilic Operatic Songs
Tonight We Have a Reely Big Show ...
Trent Reznor-The Bridge School Concerts 2006
We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 3: This Seriously Took 2 Years To Make?
What Kind Of Fu**ery Is This? 2007 D&D Write-off
When The Whip Comes Down: NIN Live at Woodstock '94