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Decibel : A crooning Christmas: Performer Eli Harris Jr. displays rustic charm in holiday album

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December 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Beauty in the beast: Kanye West uses ego, criticism as fuel for new album

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November 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Dark side of the moon: Kid Cudi takes on sinister new persona in consistently somber album

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November 15, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Uprooted: Looking past bluesy history, King of Leon asserts itself as mainstream rock band

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October 25, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Don't want to grow up: Instead of maturing musically, Chiddy Bang favors carefree music

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October 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Failure to launch: All on his own, Bruno Mars struggles to take off in first solo album

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October 11, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Misused space: As buffer between albums, 'I Am Not a Human Being' is hardly consistent

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October 3, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Shallow end: With bubble-gum ballads and standard topics, Maroon 5's album shows no depth

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September 27, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Retrograde: John Legend and The Roots team up for nostalgic kickback to soul, funk era

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September 19, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Thought out: Mixing deep lyrics, simple song structure, 'Unknown Component' develops style

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September 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : One of the guys: Ray LaMontagne ditches solo act, for group for stronger backgroun

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September 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel : Renewable rock: Goo Goo Dolls feature slightly recycled style

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August 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel: Singing in the shadows

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May 3, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Q&A with MayFest performer RJ Krohn (RJD2)

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May 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Unnecessary risk: Fixing what wasn't broken, Cypress Hill tries to modernize classic sound

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April 25, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel: Take it higher

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April 19, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Decibel: Chemical Reaction

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April 12, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Feeling the flow

Feeling the flow

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April 7, 2010 at 12:00 pm

And the beat goes on: New Usher album keeps pumping out the singer's trademark club beats

And the beat goes on: New Usher album keeps pumping out the singer's trademark club beats

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March 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Earning their stripes: After years without a new album The White Stripes prove they're just as good

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March 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Still feelin' good

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March 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Still feelin' good: British band Gorillaz continues to prove musical caliber with third album

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March 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Bursting onto the scene

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March 1, 2010 at 12:00 pm

No reflection

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February 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm