Joshua Klein

Jamie Foxx "UNPREDICTABLE" Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" would have been much less predictable had he not followed his cameos on Kanye West tunes and his Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles with...

John Cale "BLACK ACETATE" RATING: 3 VOLUME LEVELS John Cale's under no obligation to remain current. As a founding member of the Velvet Underground, producer of the Stooges and Patti...

Patti Smith "HORSES: DELUXE EDITION" RATING: 2 EARS Patti Smith's "Horses" is one of those albums that never sold very much, but made a lifetime fan out of almost everyone...

Broadcast "TENDER BUTTONS" RATING: 2 EARS Broadcast began as a Stereolab ripoff, borrowing from the same backroads of obscure psychedelic, progressive and experimental music before moving on to even weirder...

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Warner Bros., $30.97 WHO'S IN IT: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Deep Roy RECAP: Johnny Depp plays candy man Willy Wonka as an effete freak, but...

The Magic Numbers "The Magic Numbers" Every once and a while an English act pops up that manages to make American music better than most American acts. But imitation means...

The Go! Team "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" The Go! Team has benefited from Internet buzz, but you've got to figure the band has been hurt by it too. After all, the...

Dead Can Dance "Memento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance" If ever a band was meant to be listened to album by album, it's Dead Can Dance. But as...

Blackalicious "The Craft" Any hip-hop act lives or dies based on the interplay between MC and producer, and in Gift of Gab and DJ Xcel, Blackalicious has a pretty unbeatable...

"Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith" Fox, $29.98 WHO'S IN IT: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen RECAP: It's the end of the beginning as George Lucas wraps up...