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14 items by Nathan Brackett
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Modern Vampires of the City | ALBUM REVIEW
It's official: Vampire Weekend really don't give a fuck about an Oxford comma. On their third album, Ezra Koenig and the band have rid themselves, once and for all, of the precious post-collegiate references that used to...
May 7, 2013 11:35 AM ET -
How I Got Over | ALBUM REVIEW
The Roots sound so good in the pocket that sometimes they need something to push them out of it: On their ninth album, that thing is the indie rockers they've played with since becoming the house band...
June 22, 2010 11:30 AM ET -
Scorsese Unveils Rolling Stones Doc at Berlin Film Fest | ARTICLE
The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese opened the Berlin International Film Festival today with the world premiere of the Stones concert film Shine a Light. After a screening, the band and the director met with an overflow...
February 7, 2008 10:30 AM ET -
Graduation | ALBUM REVIEW
There is no bigger lie on Graduation than when Kanye West claims he doesn't "try hard," as he does on the single "Can't Tell Me Nothing." West tries extremely hard at everything he does. And unlike...
September 20, 2007 12:00 AM ET -
The 100 Best Covers: The Beasties' B-Boy Games | ARTICLE
This August 1998 issue of Rolling Stone captures the Beastie Boys during a high point: Weeks before the issue hit stands, the band...
May 18, 2006 11:20 AM ET -
Kanye West Is A Star: Live in New York | ARTICLE
Kanye West The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York, NY November 3rd, 2005 Before Kanye West even hit the...
December 1, 2005 1:50 PM ET -
Be | ALBUM REVIEW
For years, Common has struggled with the mantle of Rapper You're Most Likely to Take Home to Your Mama. He's so genuinely positive that when he rhymes about bitches, he's sometimes actually referring to female dogs ("Reality's...
June 2, 2005 12:00 AM ET -
The Massacre | ALBUM REVIEW
Ever since he rode to fame on the epochal party groove of "In Da Club" two years ago, 50 Cent has been living a double life. On the one hand, he's the former crack dealer who, as...
March 10, 2005 12:00 AM ET -
Dylan Enjoying Sales Storm | ARTICLE
In one of the record-business surprises of the fall, an ambitious series of remastered Bob Dylan albums is selling big. New hybrid Super...
November 13, 2003 12:00 AM ET -
Eminem Brings Anger to D.C. | ARTICLE
The Moby impersonator, wearing a bald-head wig and a tracksuit, floated above the stage on a wire. "I'm a spaceman!" he said. "Look at me fly!" He rose out of view, and then a member of Eminem's crew D12 fired...
July 29, 2002 12:00 AM ET -
Stankonia | ALBUM REVIEW
Ball if you want to, but do it with some class, G, scolds Big Boi of OutKast. On their fourth album, Stankonia, Big Boi and Andre 3000 prove that they may well be, as they claim, the...
October 26, 2000 12:00 AM ET -
Mutations | ALBUM REVIEW
Let's call this song "Where it's Not": "There is no one, nothing to see," sings Beck. "The night is useless, and so are we." "Night birds will cackle," he intones on another track, "rotting like apples...
November 26, 1998 12:00 PM ET -
Better Living Through Chemistry | ALBUM REVIEW
Ask any wedding DJ: People aren't very adventurous when they want to dance. It's nice to talk about some electronic music future, but Aphex Twin clears most dance floors faster than you can say, "Heck no to...
October 7, 1997 12:00 AM ET -
Brighten The Corners | ALBUM REVIEW
It's not easy being a songwriter who matters when no one knows what you're talking about. But, at his best, Pavement's Stephen Malkmus pulls it off. Depending on how linear he's feeling, Malkmus' lyrics range in difficulty...
February 20, 1997 12:00 AM ET
