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Justin Timberlake‰'s The 20/20 Experience features many long songs. So what? Reviews of Timberlake‰'s third solo album, his first in seven years, have focused on Timberlake‰'s stubborn disregard for songs that neatly fit into single-length slots on the radio or boast...

19 years ago we lost a father, hero and certified punk rocker. Kurt Cobain transformed the very face of rock and roll and although the man may be dead, the spirit continues to thrive. Nirvana‰'s grunge and “don‰'t give a fuck‰” attitude helped change music as an art...

For the sake of journalistic integrity, I need to make a quick overture to this week‰'s column: I am not what most would describe as “cool.‰” If any of you are casting bets on the odds of me becoming a forecaster of the up-and-coming, I‰'d say you could put your...

First of all, I would like to thank Club Fonograma for allowing me to find unexpected yet amazing musical discoveries on their website. This Ibero-American music blog used to make the best mixtapes ever, and in one of them I came across a Nerves cover of “Hanging on...

On the cusp of releasing their 13th studio album (with scores of other releases under their belt), there‰'s no question that the Flaming Lips are music royalty. They have achieved this by decades of being prolific, eccentric, exciting, challenging, controversial and,...

With spring just barely fighting its way past the lingering winter, students are breaking out their sunglasses and shorts, sunning themselves out on the quad and the steps of MGC. Mixed with that impatient longing for summer and the almost-there end of the semester,...

The Decemberists, The Mars Volta and Mastodon constitute just the new bands falling in love with the concept album; the old progressive rock movement of the ’70s that produced more concept albums than standard ones. Yet musicians don‰'t seem to have such a time with...

I use April Fools‰' to tell people how I really feel. Monday: The Idle Gossip, El Quatro, DJs Mikhail Z. and Teddy “Dos Dedos” Garcia DC9, 8:30 p.m., $10 While this may seem like a random assortment of bands, it‰'s actually a fundraiser for scooter enthusiasts! If you...

All I’ve ever heard related with that infamous acronym SxSW, better known as South by South West were mixed reviews that ranged from “marketing over-saturation” to “famous indie bands playing at garages.” This year the powers of the cosmos aligned my last spring break...

One of the most overlooked albums of 2012 was King Animal. Soundgarden has returned to show that it still has what it takes to be a forefront band in today‰'s highly competitive rock industry. The evolution and professionalism of the band is showcased in their solid...