Glenn Gamboa

Night Kills the Day "THE STUDY OF MAN ..." Night Kills the Day is hard to pin down on its debut, "The Study of Man ...," with its touches of...

"SANTI" Formed in Chicago in 2002, The Academy Is ... became part of emo's second wave. Unlike so many of its contemporaries, though, The Academy Is ... pulls from a...

Macy Gray "BIG" To make sure her fourth disc works, Macy Gray brings in Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and his pal Justin Timberlake to help out with some songs. Not...

Good Charlotte "Good Morning Revival" Either Good Charlotte has a severe case of schizophrenia or the band ran out of steam halfway through the creation of its new album. "Good...

Katharine McPhee Katharine McPhee Give Katharine McPhee a great ballad and she will hit it out of the park time and time again. Give her an uptempo song with some...

Nas "Hip-Hop Is Dead" RATING: 4 SOUND LEVELS Nas may be a little early with hip-hop's obituary, but he's not that far off: Its diminishing influence this year shows a...

Ciara "CIARA: THE EVOLUTION" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS Not that there's anything wrong with that. Like her multiplatinum debut "Goodies," "Ciara: The Evolution" is heavy on the lightweight dance pop,...

Ying Yang Twins "CHEMICALLY IMBALANCED" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS Maybe everyone should use the Ying Yang Twins' strategy of explaining what their plans are before their album even starts. On...

Snoop Dogg "THE BLUE CARPET TREATMENT" RATING: 2 SOUND LEVELS After Snoop Dogg got out of the gangsta rap cliche business with 2004's "R&G: Rhythm & Gangsta," it looked as...

Brand New "THE DEVIL AND GOD ARE RAGING INSIDE ME" RATING: 2 SOUND LEVELS Even without the explanatory title of its new CD, it's clear there's a battle brewing within...