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  • January 2, 2009 Mixtapes 2008 & Opinions on Common
    • Music News
    • Universal Mind Control Common
    • The Best Songs of 2008 - Mixtapes
    • Featured Songs
  • January 9, 2009 Buried Treasures & Opinions on Animal Collective
    • Music News
    • Buried Treasures
    • Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective
    • Featured Songs
  • January 16, 2009 Presidential Rock & Opinions on Franz Ferdinand
    • Music News
    • Presidential Rock
    • Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
    • Featured Songs
  • January 23, 2009 The Hold Steady & Opinions on Bruce Springsteen and Andrew Bird
    • Music News
    • The Hold Steady
    • Working on a Dream Bruce Springsteen
    • Noble Beast Andrew Bird
    • Featured Songs
  • January 30, 2009 Copyright Infringement Lawsuits & Opinions on Heartless Bastards
    • Music News
    • Copyright Infringement
    • The Mountain Heartless Bastards
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • February 6, 2009 The Numero Group & Opinions on Lily Allen and Titus Andronicus
    • Music News
    • The Numero Group
    • 00:37:46 Review: Lily Allen
    • The Airing of Grievances Titus Andronicus
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • February 13, 2009 Unconventional Love Songs & Opinions on Adele
    • Music News
    • 19 Adele
    • Unconventional Love Songs
    • Featured Songs
  • February 20, 2009 Frightened Rabbit & Opinions on A.R. Rahman and Morrissey
    • Music News
    • Frightened Rabbit
    • Slumdog Millionaire A.R. Rahman
    • Years of Refusal Morrissey
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • February 27, 2009 Neko Case & Opinions on U2 and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    • Music News
    • Neko Case
    • No Line on the Horizon U2
    • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • March 6, 2009 Astral Weeks (Classic Album Dissection) & Opinions on Kelly Clarkson and K’Naan
    • Music News
    • Astral Weeks
    • All I Ever Wanted Kelly Clarkson
    • 00:45:03 Review: K’Naan
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • March 13, 2009 Rock Doctors Couples Therapy & Opinions on Chris Cornell and Cursive
    • Music News
    • The Compact Disc
    • Mag & Patrick
    • Scream Chris Cornell
    • Happy Hollow Cursive
    • Featured Songs
  • March 20, 2009 Merge Records & Opinions on The Decemberists and Mastodon
    • Music News
    • A Merge Records Retrospective
    • The Hazards of Love The Decemberists
    • Crack the Skye Mastodon
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • March 27, 2009 SXSW 2009 & Opinions on Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    • SXSW 2009
    • 00:48:41 Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    • Featured Songs
  • April 3, 2009 Blitzen Trapper and Opinions on Amadou & Mariam and PJ Harvey & John Parish
    • Music News
    • Blitzen Trapper
    • A Woman A Man Walked By PJ Harvey & John Parish
    • Dimanche a Bamako Amadou and Mariam
    • Featured Songs
  • April 10, 2009 Literary Rock & Opinions on Metric and Neil Young
    • Music News
    • Favorite Literary Rock songs
    • Fork in the Road Neil Young
    • Fantasies Metric
    • Featured Songs
  • April 17, 2009 Record Store Day 2009 & Opinions on Bat for Lashes and Asher Roth
    • Music News
    • Record Store Day 2009
    • Two Suns Bat for Lashes
    • Asleep in the Bread Aisle Asher Roth
    • Featured Songs
  • April 24, 2009 Jill Sobule & Opinions on Booker T. Jones and The Handsome Family
    • Music News
    • Jill Sobule
    • Honey Moon The Handsome Family
    • Potato Hole Booker T. Jones
    • Featured Songs
  • May 1, 2009 Best Live Albums & Opinions on Leonard Cohen
    • 05.01.09
    • Live Albums
    • Live in London Leonard Cohen
    • Featured Songs
  • May 8, 2009 Joe Nick Patoski on Willie Nelson & Opinions on Bob Dylan
    • Music News
    • Joe Nick Patoski
    • Together Through Life Bob Dylan
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • May 15, 2009 Franz Ferdinand & Opinions on St. Vincent and Green Day
    • Music News
    • Franz Ferdinand
    • 21st Century Breakdown Green Day
    • Actor St. Vincent
    • Featured Songs
  • May 22, 2009 Nelson George & Opinions on Eminem and Passion Pit
    • Music News
    • Nelson George
    • Relapse Eminem
    • Manners Passion Pit
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • May 29, 2009 Dan Deacon & Opinions on Grizzly Bear and Wilco
    • Music News
    • Wilco (The Album) Wilco
    • Dan Deacon
    • Veckatimest Grizzly Bear
    • Featured Songs
  • June 5, 2009 Disco & Opinions on Sonic Youth and Dave Matthews Band
    • Music News
    • Disco Dissected
    • Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King Dave Matthews Band
    • The Eternal Sonic Youth
    • Featured Songs
  • June 12, 2009 Steve Earle & Opinions on The Black Eyed Peas and Phoenix
    • Music News
    • Steve Earle
    • The E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas
    • Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Phoenix
    • Featured Songs
  • June 19, 2009 Trent Reznor & Opinions on The Jonas Brothers
    • Music News
    • Trent Reznor
    • Lines, Vines and Trying Times The Jonas Brothers
    • Featured Songs
  • June 26, 2009 Anthony Bourdain
    • Music News
    • Anthony Bourdain
    • Favorite Culinary-Inspired Songs
    • Featured Songs
  • July 3, 2009 Driving Songs
    • Music News
    • Best Driving Songs
    • Featured Songs
  • July 10, 2009 St. Vincent & Opinions on Maxwell
    • Music News
    • St. Vincent
    • 00:40:22 Review: Maxwell
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • July 17, 2009 Best of the First Half of 2009 & Opinions on Moby and Cheap Trick
    • The Best of 2009... So Far
    • Wait for Me Moby
    • The Latest Cheap Trick
    • Featured Songs
  • July 24, 2009 Purple Rain & Opinions on The Dead Weather
    • Music News
    • Purple Rain
    • Horehound The Dead Weather
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • July 31, 2009 Buried Treasures and Opinions on Fiery Furnaces
    • Music News
    • Buried Treasures
    • 00:49:59 Review: The Fiery Furnaces
    • Featured Songs
  • August 7, 2009 The Rock Doctors Midlife & Opinions on Japandroids and Regina Spektor
    • Music News
    • Dan
    • Post-Nothing Japandroids
    • Far Regina Spektor
    • Featured Songs
  • August 14, 2009 Supergroups & Opinions on Mos Def
    • Music News
    • Supergroups
    • The Ecstatic Mos Def
    • Featured Songs
  • August 21, 2009 The Jesus Lizard & Opinions on Yacht
    • Music News
    • The Jesus Lizard
    • See Mystery Lights Yacht
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • August 28, 2009 She & Him & Opinions on The Arctic Monkeys
    • Music News
    • She & Him
    • I Look To You Whitney Houston
    • Humbug Arctic Monkeys
    • Featured Songs
  • September 4, 2009 Work Songs & Opinions on Phish and Vivian Girls
    • Work Songs
    • Joy Phish
    • Everything Goes Wrong Vivian Girls
    • Featured Songs
  • September 11, 2009 Big Star’s #1 Record and Radio City & Opinions on Jay-Z
    • Music News
    • #1 Record & Radio City
    • The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • September 18, 2009 U2 & Opinions on Anvil
    • Music News
    • U2
    • This Is Thirteen Anvil
    • Featured Songs
  • September 25, 2009 2009 Fall Review Roundup
    • Music News
    • Backspacer Pearl Jam
    • Scars Basement Jaxx
    • Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Mariah Carey
    • Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk
    • Man on the Moon: End of the Day Kid Cudi
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • October 2, 2009 Music Video Games & Opinions on The Gossip and The Flaming Lips
    • Music News
    • Embryonic The Flaming Lips
    • Music for Men The Gossip
    • Featured Songs
  • October 9, 2009 More Cowbell! (Weird Instruments of Rock) & Opinions on Muse and Death
    • Weird Instruments in Rock
    • The Resistance Muse
    • ...For The Whole World To See Death
    • Featured Songs
  • October 16, 2009 Ani DiFranco & Opinions on Bob Dylan
    • Music News
    • Ani DiFranco
    • Christmas in the Heart Bob Dylan
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • October 23, 2009 Phoenix & Opinions on Air
    • Music News
    • Phoenix
    • Love 2 Air
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • October 30, 2009 Scary Rock Songs for Halloween
    • Music News
    • Halloween Scary Rock Songs
    • Featured Songs
  • November 6, 2009 Grizzly Bear & Opinions on Slayer
    • Music News
    • Grizzly Bear
    • World Painted Blood Slayer
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • November 13, 2009 School of Prog Rock
    • Music News
    • School of Prog Rock
    • Raditude Weezer
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • November 20, 2009 The Dodos & Opinions on Norah Jones & Them Crooked Vultures
    • Music News
    • The Dodos
    • The Fall Norah Jones
    • Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures
    • Featured Songs
  • November 27, 2009 Turkey Shoot 2009 & Opinions on Rihanna and Julian Casablancas
    • Music News
    • Turkey Shoot 2009
    • Rated R Rihanna
    • Is This It The Strokes
    • Featured Songs
  • December 4, 2009 Dhani Harrison & Opinions on Chris Brown
    • Music News
    • Dhani Harrison
    • Rated R Rihanna
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • December 11, 2009 The Best Albums of 2009
    • Best Albums of 2009
    • Featured Songs
  • December 18, 2009 Christmas Spectacular 2009
    • Holiday Spectacular 2009
    • Featured Songs
  • December 25, 2009 Desert Island Jukebox Special
    • Desert Island Jukebox
    • Featured Songs
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