Joshua Klein

Drive-By Truckers singer Patterson Hood wrote the bulk of "Killers and Stars" following a burst of inspiration, all of it negative: fighting with his bandmates before the release of their...

Patti Smith Trampin' Patti Smith's ninth album tackles the state of the world, and she's pretty PO'd. It would be nice if songs like "Ghandi," "Peaceable Kingdom" and "Radio Baghdad"...

The Magnetic Fields i It's been nearly five years since the release of a Magnetic Fields album, and fans of singer Stephin Merritt's dour wit probably consider his new set...

Patty Griffin Impossible Dream For awhile it seemed as if Patty Griffin's songs would only get out via high-profile covers by the likes of Emmylou Harris and the Dixie Chicks,...

Black Sabbath Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 Heavy metal runs the gamut from lightning-fast hard-core explosions to the more jovial party anthems of the '80s, but somewhere...

D12 D12 World Though his voice is the first thing you hear on the disc, Eminem only plays a supporting role on "D12 World," the Motor City sextet's second album....

Elf Power Walking With The Beggar Boys Elf Power was always one of the least psychedelic bands in the loose Elephant 6 orbit, so now that the E6 movement seems...

Blondie The Curse of Blondie After 1999's horrible comeback disc "No Exit," Blondie had nowhere to go but up. The aptly named "The Curse of Blondie"--which debuted overseas before belatedly...

Dead Prez RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta With the release of their galvanizing 2000 debut, "Let's Get Free," Florida's Dead Prez looked poised to resurrect the political rap of hip-hop's golden...

Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock deserves credit for keeping his flighty rock group alive in the dog eat dog world...