Pop, jazz, and classical.

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• Bigger Than Elvis Why the haters are wrong about Mariah Carey.
  Jody Rosen April 29, 2008
  
• The Gnarls Barkley Problem They want to be Sly Stone. They're more like Beck.
  Jody Rosen April 9, 2008
  
• Death by Oboe How acoustic instruments torment their players.
  Jan Swafford April 8, 2008
  
• Words Words Words Are excessive lyrics ruining pop music?
  William Weir March 11, 2008
  
• The Salinger of Indie Rock What happened to Jeff Mangum?
  Taylor Clark Feb. 26, 2008
  
• Silent, Spooky The soundtracks for No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood.
  Jan Swafford Feb. 19, 2008
  
• Dark Star Why Amy Winehouse is not just a celebrity train wreck.
  Jody Rosen Feb. 12, 2008
  
• Hazlewood Rebooted Lost treasures from the psychedelic cowboy whom rock snobs love to love.
  Jody Rosen Jan. 30, 2008
  
• We Should Be Whispering All the Time A new album from the Magnetic Fields.
  Jody Rosen Jan. 15, 2008