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• 8 Roman Evening — Together Now

  This album is like a sad smile from a distant acquaintance: You know enough to know the guy is hurting, but you don't know enough to know just why that is.

  in Music — by John Scalzi — on Nov 08, 2002

• 7 Jenny Bruce — Soul On Fire

  I've got a big fat crush on Jenny Bruce, and it's not just because she's posing on the Soul on Fire album cover in nothing but Christmas lights (although, to be fair, that doesn't hurt).

  in Music — by John Scalzi — on Oct 23, 2002

• 6 MusicUnited.org — A Bad Idea

  Considering that the music industry essentially dictates the shape of the youth culture, how can it be so thickheadedly clueless about talking to teens about file sharing?

  in Music — by John Scalzi — on Oct 01, 2002

• 5 Gramophone

  Gramophone is the band you want to have playing the very first time you have sex with the person who you already know is going to break your heart.

  Review in Music — by John Scalzi — on Sep 20, 2002

• 4 The New Rolling Stone

  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly about the venerable music magazine's latest makeover (hint: it's mostly good).

  in Culture — by John Scalzi — on Sep 06, 2002

• 3 IndieMix — An Indie Music Program

  Want to hear good independent music but don't know where to start? Start here — a short but excellent streaming audio program of some of the best indie music and musicians. All you need to enjoy this is a RealAudio Player and a set of speakers.

  in — by John Scalzi — on Aug 23, 2002

• 2 The Santiago Steps: A-Flutter

  "A-flutter, as an album, is kind of a messy composition... but here's a thought from the wistful and surprisingly beautiful album closer "Wake": "There are prices you can learn to love to pay."

  in Music — by John Scalzi — on Aug 22, 2002

• 1 Dorman: When I Come to You

  Review in — by John Scalzi — on Aug 12, 2002