Radio right now sounds so bad that when I can’t find a CD in my car I listen to a bible-thumping preacher for entertainment, just so I don’t have to hear from another band that thinks Led Zeppelin and Nirvana are everything you need to know about rock.

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Love them or hate them, the Fall is one of the most consequential bands of our lifetime. Here’s the quick way to get to know Mark E. Smith’s crew, which John Peel once called his favorite band.

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In the early 70’s Big Star released #1 Record & Radio City, two classics in the power pop canon from a band that should have lived up to its name.

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“Sophomore slump” has been a term bandied about by music critics when describing a follow-up album that pales in comparison to an artist’s unusually accomplished debut. Based on the robust list below, I think it’s a myth.

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If you imagined a side project from a member of The Strokes, it probably wouldn’t have sounded anything like Little Joy, a delightful collection of breezy pop songs.

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