Luke Holwerda​There's something inherently incongruous about the serene, relentlessly thoughtful music U2 made at its creative peak and the stadium-sized spectacle that came to Glendale last night. Sure, the band has been one of the few extant rock acts capable of (nearly) selling-out football fie ... More >>
Dub'll be your pleasure
Alright, Still
(Capitol)
Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006
Public Warning
(Def Jam)
Chart-busters for the week
Phoning it in
The best underground black music from the U.S., Brazil, the U.K., the Caribbean and Africa
Still no Jigga, but Kanye, some lovable Limeys and a great Beyoncé substitute held it down
Vertically Challenged
(Chocolate Industries)
Like Ooh!
(AGF)
Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop
This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past
Treddin' on Thin Ice
(XL)
Ice Cube and his Westside Connection pals semi-reunite -- and give hope to gangsta rap fans
