Glenn Gamboa

"Idlewild" is meant to be the soundtrack for the OutKast movie musical about life in Prohibition-era Georgia, as well as the basis for a Broadway show and the follow-up to...

Paris Hilton "PARIS" RATING: 2 SOUND LEVELS The songs on "Paris" are so light that Paris Hilton's thin but likable voice can easily carry them. Like the reggae-lite hit "Stars...

"Me & You," the debut single from 19-year-old onetime Abercrombie & Fitch model Cassie, is a sweet little pop song--a delicate aural origami smartly crafted by producer Ryan Leslie out...

Rick Ross' debut album, "Port of Miami," is a summer blockbuster--complete with gunfights, car chases, drug dealing, Mile High Club sex, a rags-to-riches anti-hero, a grand hip-hop soundtrack and its...

Dashboard Confessional "DUSK AND SUMMER" RATING: 4 SOUND LEVELS On Dashboard Confessional's new disc, frontman Chris Car-rabba has made a fully formed rock record, with grand lyrical themes and a...

Nick Lachey "WHAT'S LEFT OF ME" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS. Listening to Nick Lachey's new disc is like hearing one of your pals talk about his breakup. The first dozen...

Red Hot Chili Peppers "STADIUM ARCADIUM" RATING: 4 SOUND LEVELS. On its ninth album, the Peppers have no real agenda other than rocking out. Stylistically, the band offers no surprise--...

Rihanna's debut "Music of the Sun" was even better than the unstoppable song of last summer "Pon de Replay" let on. But on "A Girl Like Me" she seems to...

The Streets "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living" RATING: 2 SOUND LEVELS When Mike Skinner (a.k.a. the Streets) is on, it's amazing to behold. For example, "When You...

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs "UNDER THE COVERS, VOL. 1" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS Though the cutout bins are littered with stars of one era poorly tackling the songs of...