The problem with Top Ten lists is that you can’t know for sure how much music the dude (or dudette) offering the list actually listened to for the year. Sometimes this makes no difference. Like when Rolling Stone or Spin writers put together their best-of lists, after having had every CD made sent to them [...]

Like I mentioned in my last album review, Radiohead - In Rainbows, I owe much of my current taste in music to my friends. We all have people in our lives that introduce us to bands and music. My dad introduced me to such disparate artists as Jimi Hendrix and Hank Williams Sr. My grandmother [...]