Alanis Morissette

Dean Fearing, You Oughta Know Better

Still orbiting

Tori Amos goes to venus and back on her new disc, and ends up in Texas

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Out Here

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Out There

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Hope you die before we get old

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Roadshows

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Out There

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Eyesight to the Blind

A historian and a playwright bring a Dallas blues legend's story to the stage

The Crit and Shap Poll

You've had the best; now, the year's most overrated records

Out There

You've had the best; now, the year's most overrated records

Night & Day

May 13-19, 1999

Tricky

Blowback (Hollywood Records)

Lifehouse

Stanley Climbfall (DreamWorks)

Turning Japanese

Watch as the South meets the East

Carina Round

Slow Motion Addict (Weapons of Mass Entertainment/Interscope)

Double Trouble

Eels still reel from one of history's best double albums, but history isn't so kind to others

Rebuilding Fiona

Years, producers and Internet leaks later, Fiona Apple finally designs her Extraordinary Machine

P.O.D.

Testify (Atlantic)

Year of the Concept

After Green Day, expect more American idiots

Lion in Winter

C.S. Lewis' world comes to life in The Chronicles of Narnia

Shelby Lynne

Suit Yourself (Capitol)

Just One of Those Biopics

The songs are immortal, even if Porter pic isn't

Monster Smash

Van Helsing explodes monster movie legends with hip upgrades

Real Estate Agents

The Fire Theft finds its own day in the sun

Of No Concern

Lisa Marie Presley is a singer-songwriter to be reckoned with

Idol Worship

From Kelly to critics: I ain't going nowhere, darn it

Alanis Morissette, Ryan Adams

May 16

Empire Strikes Back

The record industry counters piracy in the courts and on CDs. But has it gone too far?

Dave Matthews Band

Everyday (RCA)

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their "free" music?

Crash of the Titan

Disney-esque characters and anime stylings don't mix, but at least the battles are cool

Take these records, please

Or: Yes, it was as bad as you think

Oh, Mann

Three years and one bad record deal later, Aimee Mann returns -- with two wonderful records

Catholic Block

Writer-director Kevin Smith defends God, dirty words, and New Jersey

In God he trusts

Kevin Smith finally uses his religion in Dogma

Live from New York?

Saturday Night Live and DreamWorks Records team up for two not-ready-for-prime-time compilations

I don't want my MP3

Or: How the Internet could kill the album

Collect them all!

Naked and proud and stupid -- meet the new Woodstock

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Gimme, gimme truth

Jay Farrar and Dave Grohl don't owe you anything

Grading on a curve

This was the year local music broke, but was it fixed?

Radio, Radio: Ayo Says Adios, While We Look at Just What Passes for "Quality Rock"

Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

Can an over-analytical control freak find inner peace— or at least get up in the morning—with help from an Indian life coach?

Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

Is it time to close the border to immigrants? No, not that border. The other one.

Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

Idol Rich: And the Winner Is...

​This is, essentially, a "closure" post. I think we all have to come terms with the fact that Fort Worth/Cool's Casey James was let go in favor of the inferior Lee DeWyze. Whether or not I think CJ should be the American Idol, I've blogged the finale because he and a couple of other North Texans w ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: Like The Rest of Us, Jonathan Tyler Loved Oasis As A Kid. And, Yes, He Wanted a Vanilla Ice Haircut, Too.

Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. Patrick MichelsJonathan Tyler​With the help of his band, The Northern Lights, Jonathan Tyler has used a passion for a variety of musical influences to fuel his soul-infused brand of Souther ... More >>

The Problem With... Avril Lavigne's "What the Hell"

Man, just seeing the name Avril Lavigne on the charts again takes me back to my teenage years. Back then, I loathed her singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi" for their obvious pretense toward skater punks. Seems little has changed.

The Secret Genius of Ke$ha

Man, just seeing the name Avril Lavigne on the charts again takes me back to my teenage years. Back then, I loathed her singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi" for their obvious pretense toward skater punks. Seems little has changed.