Music
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Still a Thrill
Jody Watley (Photo by Mike Ruiz) Jody Watley has been an advocate for gay rights since her solo career took off in the mid-’80s. In...
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Playing Safe
''I know you're patient. I know you'll wait,'' Lucas Silveira sings with a drawl as The Cliks' new album begins. ''But it's complicated, and I...
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D.C. Power Pop
Our fair city is not known as a musical powerhouse, but at least two local bands are campaigning to stir up the electorate -- and...
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Beat Rock
A decade ago, the Black Eyed Peas was an alternative hip-hop trio with a devoted cult following. They soon exploded into the mainstream to become...
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Crossing Over
The band The Sounds makes music that's every bit as derivative as Lady Gaga's, and the Swedish band's ambitions seem every bit as bald as...
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New Heights
Have you made Ciara's acquaintance yet? No doubt you've heard of her. After all, the Atlanta-based singer-songwriter -- born Ciara Princess Harris -- is a...
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Going Green
Five years ago, Green Day blazed a new path toward rock respectability with the release of American Idiot. The high-concept album instantly became a classic,...
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Uncovering Ivri
Ivri Lider kissed a girl -- and people liked it. ''Yeah, it was like it was written by a gay man,'' Lider laughs, referring to...
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A la Mode
Has Depeche Mode, pioneers of dark electronica, seen the light? ''Just look at me,'' lead singer Dave Gahan sings on ''Peace,'' from the band's new...
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Being Boring
Neil Tennant wants to rekindle the romance. ''I'd survive with only memories, if I could change the way I feel,'' the Pet Shop Boys frontman...
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Strangely Enough
Patsy Cline's is the first voice heard on the debut, solo-artist album from Sharam Tayebi, one-half of the celebrated D.C. dance duo Deep Dish. Doesn't...
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Life and Love
Bob Mould (Photo by Noah Kalina) Bob Mould sounded like he had all but given up on his last album, District Line. ''It's the same...
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SONiA's Splash
Sonia Rutstein was as disheartened as every other gay person by the passage last fall of California's Propositon 8, the anti-gay marriage initiative. ''We move...
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Wanted Woman
Some four and a half years ago, the original American Idol vowed in song to ''take a risk, take a chance, make a change and...
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Limited Horizon
Several songs on U2's new album, No Line on the Horizon (), clock in at over five minutes, featuring long instrumental passages. It's as if...
