The Big Hurt: music news in brief
Courtney Love and Avril Lavigne both have laryngitis this week. Explain that, Richard Dawkins.
By DAVID THORPE | May 22, 2008

Guitars are from Mars, Feist and Björk are from Venus

A musical battle of the sexes
It’s 3 am. Do you know if you’re a man or a woman?
By JAMES PARKER AND SHARON STEEL | March 19, 2008

Ani and angst

The not-so joyful girl gets happy
“I look back on my body of work and there’s a lot of moaning and groaning,” says Ani DiFranco.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 23, 2008

Going on sale: January 18, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Jonathan Richman, Sons & Daughters, Beach House, and more
By GOING ON SALE | January 16, 2008

Gothic + Lolita by Masayuki Yoshinaga

Phaidon | 272 pages | $29.95

By SHARON STEEL | December 03, 2007

Free culture: what it is, why it matters

Copyright reform in the digital age
“Copyright law has successfully stopped artists in the past from releasing sample-based works, but I don't think anything could stop me from making it," says Gregg Gillis, a/k/a Girl Talk.
By JOE BERNARDI | November 19, 2007

Going on sale: November 16, 2007

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Moe., James Blunt, Chapel/Chapter, and more
By GOING ON SALE | November 13, 2007

Boston music news: August 10, 2007

Notes on the Dresden Dolls-Aberdeen City connection
The Dresden Dolls played Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” tour this summer.
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 07, 2007

Tween troubles

Kelly Clarkson’s fall from grace
Poor Kelly Clarkson.
By SHARON STEEL | July 09, 2007

The wonder years

How Casey Desmond, daughter of Bentmen, became a pop princess
Lots of kids grow up on Yanni and Barney; Casey Desmond grew up on the Residents and the Bentmen. Casey Desmond, "To Myself" (mp3)
By BRETT MILANO | May 15, 2007

The best damn thing?

Whatever, Avril goes straight to the top
Avril Lavigne doesn’t always act like a spoiled bitch.
By SHARON STEEL | May 01, 2007

Wishing on a popstar

Avril Lavigne partners with Del Ray Manga
Avril Lavigne has never had a problem with viewing herself and her music as an aid to empowerment.
By MATT ASHARE | April 03, 2007

Just like a woman

Spring brings new albums from Nine Inch Nails, Arctic Monkeys, Timbaland, and more
The new, improved, clean, sober, and buff Trent Reznor is no longer wrestling with downward spirals.
By MATT ASHARE | March 15, 2007

Indie springs forward

Clap your hands and say Axl
For years we waited. And then we started making jokes about it. And then the jokes got old. So we waited some more. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, "Love Song No. 7" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | January 02, 2007

Hitsville USA

The Killers reach higher, plus Beck and Evanescence
There are singles artists and there are album artists. Watch videos from Beck's The Information (Windows Media)
By MATT ASHARE | October 11, 2006

Prime-time drama

Letters to the Boston editor, October 13, 2006
Regarding “ Foleygate ”: a) There is no excuse good enough for Foley; no one but his lawyer should attempt to defend his behavior — but remember, there are no apparent criminal acts here.
By LETTERS | October 11, 2006

Back to the garage

Little Steven and the Mooney Suzuki
In a perfect world, it would have been Little Steven Van Zandt’s channel, rather than Howard Stern’s, that prompted hundreds of thousands to sign up for Sirius satellite radio.
By BRETT MILANO | September 12, 2006

Hate club

Ten celebs more objectionable than Paris
We lurve being Lily Allen’s friend on MySpace. Does that mean we have to post lies in her comments section and declare that “Smile” really is catchier than “Stars Are Blind?” America's next musical genius: Paris Hilton serves up a sonic bitchslap
By SHARON STEEL | August 17, 2006

32 worst lyrics of all time

The votes are in, Ms. Lavigne
The most horrific, the most god awful, the most offensively bad.
By BILL JENSEN AND RYAN STEWART | June 08, 2006

The 100 worst lyrics of all time

It's in your hands, America
"My lovely lady lumps," "She's my cherry pie," and other phrases that make you go "Ewwww."
By BILL JENSEN AND RYAN STEWART | April 20, 2006

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