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Switchblade stings in a tenth of a moment: King Crimson's Red
A quick look at an album that gives "joylessness" a good name.
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The King of New York: Marvel Comics' Kingpin by Jones-Phillips-Janson
A new title proves that "a good crime comic from a superhero company" needn't be a contradiction in terms.
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"No no no no no no no no": Radiohead's Hail to the Thief and Deftones' Deftones
The band that transcended Britpop succumbs to post-millenium tension; the band that transcended nu-metal shatters it.
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Maximum Heaviosity: Led Zeppelin's How the West Was Won and Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Fever to Tell
Four Englishmen demonstrate why they ruled the world, and one American woman (and her two male friends) show why they deserve to inherit the throne.
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Comics to the People: Right On?
A comics-industry bigwig offers a battle plan for increasing sales and strength. He's fighting the good fight--but is he fighting the right one?
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"This Isn't Happening": Radiohead and the Casualties of the Culture Wars
Days before the world says Hail to the Thief, have Radiohead themselves been stolen away?
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Marilyn Manson: The Golden Age of Grotesque and Prince Paul: Politics of the Business
What in God's--ahem, Satan's--name do cabaret, 20-inch rims and Prince Paul have to do with Marilyn Manson's new record?
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