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Song of the Day: Demi Lovato, “Party”

Posted Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:16am PDT

Finally, an ‘00s teen-pop glam stomp worthy of Suzi Quatro: Out-socking even her Jonas Bro buddies, home-alone Camp Rocker Demi yelps out asides and smacks her lips and throws her hands in the air over a hard-swinging Led Zeppelin riff. ... More »

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Song of the Day: Charlie Haden feat. Jack Black, “Old Joe Clark”

Posted Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:16am PDT

Jazz elder Charlie, his tenacious son-in-law, and sprightly sidemen on string instruments stir some up timely old-timey Great Depression-style talking-blues hokum: Jack’s broke and homeless and gets shot in the arm, but lives to hoedown about it. . More »

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Song of the Day: Taylor Swift, "Love Story"

Posted Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:16am PDT

Swirling to courtly dance rhythms from the Victorian parlor, a teenage girl dreams of a handsome prince to save her from her lonely room. She conflates Shakespeare and Hawthorne; he asks her dad for her hand; she gets to wear white. ... More »

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Song of the Day: T.I. & Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"

Posted Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:16am PDT

This late entry for hip-hop anthem of the summer comes down to a four-way braggadocio battle — and with a beat this hooky, everybody wins. ... More »

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Song of the Day: Jack White & Alicia Keys, "Another Way to Die"

Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:16am PDT

This theme for the imminent James Bond flick Quantum of Solace is as bombastic a mess as, oh, Guns N' Roses' version of "Live and Let Die," but the stomp ultimately justifies the means. ... More »

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Song of the Day: Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"

Posted Thu Oct 9, 2008 7:16am PDT

Kanye clearly has no business singing, and at first his monotone makes you wonder why he tried. ... More »

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Song of the Day: Jenny Lewis, "Jack Killed Mom"

Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:16am PDT

Finger-snapping acoustic blues that's sharper than the knife Lewis brags about brandishing. Murder ballads never sounded so sexy. More »

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Song of the Day: Blitzen Trapper, "Stolen Shoes and a Rifle"

Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008 7:16am PDT

Channeling Neil Young circa Harvest, these Oregon kids spin the prettiest-ever folk tribute about a giant tree-shaking bird. More »

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Song of the Day: Manu Chao, "Politik Kills"

Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:16am PDT

As spaghetti-western surf guitars meld into a deep reggae groove that feels like the sun setting over the American Empire, a multilingual world citizen -- born Spanish in France -- lists things politicians turn into votes: Force, ignorance, lies, bom More »

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Song of the Day: Lindsey Buckingham, "The Right Place to Fade"

Posted Fri Oct 3, 2008 7:16am PDT

Fleetwood Mac's "Second Hand News" reborn 20,000 leagues under the sea, muffled into oblivion in the recording studio - Kid Rock got way more life out of those iconic "baow baow-b'bow-baow" voices-as-basslines in "Wasting ... More »

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