Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Here

Boston Globe: Album review

Garbage (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Garbage pours it on in powerful show

Eliza Rickman, "Pretty Little Head"

NPR Song Of The Day: Eliza Rickman: A Cockeyed Pop Song

KISS Concert 2012 (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Experience trumps energy at Kiss Concert

New Girl, Smash and sticking with uneven new shows

NPR Monkey See: Long-Term Investments On Shaky Stocks: 'New Girl' And 'Smash' End Their Seasons

The reduced-order renewals of Community, Parks And Recreation, 30 Rock

NPR Monkey See: NBC Renews And Reduces Its Thursday-Night Comedies, And That's A Good Thing

James Cameron and the cage of Avatar

NPR Monkey See: James Cameron And Getting Trapped Inside Your Most Successful Creation

Bernadette Peters with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Peters and the Pops jazz it up

10 Things I Hate About American Idol (Besides The Singing And The Judging)

NPR Monkey See: 10 Things I Hate About 'American Idol' (Besides The Singing And The Judging)

Feist, with Timber Timbre (at House of Blues)

Boston Globe: Feist’s singular voice soars at House of Blues

Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)

NPR Monkey See: Maurice Sendak, 'Really Rosie' and The Intelligence Of Children

Damon Albarn, Dr Dee

Boston Globe: Album review

Sacha Baron Cohen and staying in character

NPR Monkey See: The Tyranny Of Character: Will The Real Sacha Baron Cohen Please Stand Up?

Grace Woodroofe, "Transformer"

NPR Song Of The Day: Grace Woodroofe: Eerie Calm Amid The Chaos

Kathleen Edwards, with Hannah Georgas (at Royale)

Boston Globe: Kathleen Edwards proves vulnerable, nervy

Best of 2011

Space City Rock: 2011 Retroccelerometer

A men's history of "...Baby One More Time"

NPR Monkey See: '...Baby One More Time' One More Time

Death Cab For Cutie featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra, with Low (at the Wang Theatre)

Boston Globe: Death Cab plus Magik* a questionable sum

Horse Feathers, Cynic’s New Year

Boston Globe: Album review

The Ting Tings, with MNDR (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: British duo Ting Tings in gear at the Paradise

The Magnetic Fields, with DeVotchKa (at the Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Magnetism intact for Stephin Merritt and band

Rascal Flatts, Changed

Boston Globe: Album review

Gotye, with Kimbra (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Gotye finds strength in numbers

Paul Weller, Sonik Kicks

Boston Globe: Album review

Casey James, Casey James

Boston Globe: Album review

Bands you like but don't want to see live

NPR Monkey See: Love You (Not) Live: More About Bands Not To See Onstage

American Idol boots Jermaine Jones

NPR Monkey See: "American Idol" Handles The Jermaine Jones Situation As Grossly As Possible

ABC's Wednesday-night primetime block

NPR Monkey See: Five Shows, No Chaff: This Season's Best Single-Network Night Of Television

Old Jews Telling Jokes On Stage

NPR Monkey See: Live! On Stage! It's Your Grandpa, Or Someone Pretty Close! Telling Jokes!

Roger Ebert, A Thousand Words and the backfire of high concept

NPR Monkey See: Roger Ebert Subtly Informs "A Thousand Words" That It's Full Of Patoot

The Ting Tings, Sounds From Nowheresville

Boston Globe: The Ting Tings are headed somewhere from nowhere

Lindsey Buckingham, "End Of Time"

NPR Song Of The Day: Lindsey Buckingham: An Oasis Of Acceptance

Kaiser Chiefs, Start the Revolution Without Me

Boston Globe: CD review

The Monkees and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Monkey See: NOW Can We Induct The Monkees Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?

Craig Finn, with Marcellus Hall (at Great Scott)

Boston Globe: Craig Finn holds his own, sans Hold Steady

2012 Oscars liveblog

NPR Monkey See: Oscars 2012: We're Live-Blogging All The Action

Portlandia The Tour (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: A quirky, chummy ‘Portlandia’

Sleigh Bells, Reign Of Terror

Boston Globe: CD review

Cougar Town's Barb Bats A Thousand

NPR Monkey See: 'Cougar Town': Barb And The Art Of Batting A Thousand

Sharon Van Etten, Tramp

Boston Globe: CD review

Air, Le Voyage Dans La Lune

Boston Globe: CD review

Thurston Moore, with Kurt Vile (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: Thurston Moore controls chaos for solo outing

"Before Watchmen"

NPR Monkey See: 'Before Watchmen,' Apocalyptic Tales, And Leaving Well Enough Alone

Nada Surf, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy

Boston Globe: CD review

The Middle and ham-handed product placement

NPR Monkey See: 'The Middle' Really, Really Wants You To Buy Some Car We Don't Remember

Lana Del Rey v. music blogs v. Saturday Night Live

NPR Monkey See: Lana Del Rey Comes To 'Saturday Night Live' And Leaves Controversies Behind

The Black Keys, El Camino

Boston Globe: CD review

The trouble with Improv Everywhere

NPR Monkey See: Improv Everywhere Has Done It Again! Can Anyone Do Anything About That?

Tegan And Sara, Get Along

Boston Globe: Live reflections from Tegan and Sara

Guns N’ Roses, with the Pretty Reckless (at the DCU Center)

Boston Globe: Guns N’ Roses goes the distance

Jay-Z and Kanye West (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Jay-Z, Kanye powerful as duo performers

M83, with Active Child (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: M83 blasts off at House of Blues

Nickelback, Here and Now and Daughtry, Break the Spell

Boston Globe: More of same from Nickelback, Daughtry

Rihanna, Talk That Talk

Boston Globe: Rihanna’s ‘Talk’ is hot and cold

Anaïs Mitchell and Hadestown, with Dollar General (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: Anaïs Mitchell’s folk opera worthy of the night

Foo Fighters, with the Joy Formidable and Social Distortion (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: A show of strength from the Foo Fighters

Caveman, CoCo Beware

Boston Globe: CD review

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, with the Hours (at the Wang Theatre)

Boston Globe: Noel Gallagher takes wing on post-Oasis tour

Meshell Ndegeocello, Weather

Boston Globe: CD review

Homeland's Morena Baccarin

NPR Monkey See: The Third Wire-Walker Of 'Homeland': You Win, Morena Baccarin

Brandi Carlile, with the Secret Sisters (at the Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Carlile takes the stage alone

At Last! Your John Lennon/David Lee Roth Dream Collaboration Has Arrived

NPR Monkey See: At Last! Your John Lennon/David Lee Roth Dream Collaboration Has Arrived

The Curious Celebrity of David Hasselhoff

NPR Monkey See: David Hasselhoff Knows He's David Hasselhoff, But Does He Pull It (H)off?

Revenge and Ringer

NPR Monkey See: 'Revenge' Vs. 'Ringer': Two Sides Of A Coin, But Only One's A Good Bet

Breaking up with the new television season

NPR Monkey See: Giving Up On The Shows Of The New TV Season: What Time Is Right For You?

Susan Boyle, Someone To Watch Over Me

Boston Globe: CD review

Metallica and fan betrayal

NPR Monkey See: 17 More Ways In Which Metallica Might Want To Consider Betraying Its Fans

Jimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake's "History Of Rap, Part 3"

NPR Monkey See: Jimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake Continue To Have More Fun Than You

Deer Tick, Divine Providence

Boston Globe: CD review

"Weird Al" Yankovic (at the Orpheum)

Boston Globe: Yankovic brings his genius wit, weirdness to Orpheum

Deadmau5, with Feed Me, Excision and Tommy Lee & DJ Aero (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: House of Blues crowd is all ears for Deadmau5

Evanescence, Evanescence

Boston Globe: CD review

Wild Flag feature

Boston Globe: Wild Flag makes for a modest supergroup

Twin Shadow, with Diamond Rings (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Struggling to make a statement

The Bangles, with Antigone Rising (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: The Bangles sparkle, mixing new with the old

Ben Harper, with Grace Woodroofe (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Harper’s lengthy set marred only by his fans’ devotion

Feature: The Head And The Heart

Boston Globe: Head and the Heart takes it slowly

Lindsey Buckingham (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: An energized Buckingham happily goes his own way

The Shins, with Faces On Film (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Hard-driving Shins ride on a wave of reinvention

Enrique Iglesias, with Prince Royce (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Iglesias fills air with love at Garden

Tori Amos, Night Of Hunters

Boston Globe: Sensory overload on Amos’s ‘Hunters’

Toby Keith, with Eric Church and J. T. Hodges (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Keith trucks along despite some rough patches

2011 Emmy Awards liveblog

NPR Monkey See: Live-Blogging The 2011 Emmy Awards

St. Vincent, Strange Mercy

Washington City Paper: CD review

Jeff Mangum, with ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) (at Sanders Theatre)

Boston.com Sound Effects: Back in the spotlight, Mangum mesmerizes

SEE ALSO Boston Globe, September 12: Mangum rewards devoted fans

Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star and the trailer rule

NPR Monkey See: Do You Need A Reason Not To See 'Bucky Larson'? Because We Have One

Joe Jonas, with Jay Sean and JoJo (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Joe Jonas shows some growing pains

Ray Charles, "Georgia On My Mind" (Live In Concert version)

NPR Song Of The Day: Ray Charles: 'Georgia' At A Glacial Pace

High Five: Peter Bjorn and John

Boston Globe: Peter Morén lists five foods he and his band, Peter Bjorn and John, like to eat on the road

Stevie Nicks, with Michael Grimm (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Nicks proves she’s still a main attraction

Feature: The Weepies

Boston Globe: Their mutual musical crush is still blossoming

John Doe, "Peggy Sue Got Married"

NPR Song Of The Day: John Doe: Reliving Buddy Holly's 40-Year-Old Ache

Why isn't Kate Bush more popular?

NPR Monkey See: Another American Looks At Why Americans Don't Care For Kate Bush

Maroon 5 and Train, with P. J. Morton (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Maroon 5, Train offer solid pop

Feature: The One AM Radio

Boston Globe: The One AM Radio dials up new lineup, new sound

Britney Spears, with Nicki Minaj and Pauly D (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Britney pulls out the stops — and it’s all for show

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Sumptuous Feast Of Ironies Edition, Plus: Snoopy-Shark!

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Inexorable March Of Technology Edition

The Voice live tour (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: These ‘Voice’ performers carry the night

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Seth MacFarlane Is Sagan, And The Girl Who Stopped At Three Books

Louie and the curse of continuity

NPR Monkey See: How Louis C.K. Is Reinventing The Sitcom By Being More Like Donald Duck

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: SNL Spares The Axe, Plus Your Week Just Died Of Cetacean Cuteness

Eliza Callahan's John Lennon Songwriting Contest-winning "Bridge Song"

NPR Monkey See: It's The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Not The John Lennon Enunciation Contest

Fountains Of Wayne, Sky Full Of Holes

Boston Globe: CD review

Modern gadgetry and how to view older movies

NPR Monkey See: Technology And Film: Why Marion Crane Didn't Check The Bates Motel On Yelp

Alison Krauss & Union Station, with Dawes (at the Wang Theatre)

Boston Globe: Krauss and band simply masterful

Glee and the real-time calendar problem

NPR Monkey See: Solving The 'Glee' Graduation Problem

Singers and the audience members they perform with

NPR Monkey See: Stop Trying To Sing With Josh Groban, Even If You're Really Good At It

Josh Groban, with Eric Lewis (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Groban shines, pulling back a bit on trademark vibrato

Vanessa Carlton, Rabbits on the Run

Boston Globe: CD review

Rihanna, with J. Cole (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Rihanna digs deep to find energy for tour’s last show

How I Met Your Mother reruns and Zookeeper ads

NPR Monkey See: How I Met Your Zookeeper: Advertisers Fling New Ads At Old Reruns

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Martina McBride (at the Hatch Shell)

Boston Globe: Overcoming lineup changes, Pops has its usual blast for the 4th

Owl City, with Unwed Sailor and Mat Kearney (at the House of Blues)

Boston Globe: Owl City accentuates the positive at House of Blues

Florence + The Machine, with Twin Shadow (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Florence’s power, presence enchant

Kenny Loggins with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Loggins, Pops celebrate sounds of summer

The Antlers, with Little Scream (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: The Antlers provide a surge of sound

Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)

NPR The Record: Clarence Clemons, The Big Man In The E Street Band, Has Died

Blame Sally, "Living Without You"

NPR Song Of The Day: Blame Sally: A Sneaky Slab Of Power Pop

Cults, with Guards and Writer (at the Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Indie-pop Cults struggle to sway

Sam Phillips, Solid State: Songs From the Long Play

Boston Globe: CD review

The Go-Go’s and the B-52's (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Go-Go’s and B-52s may be aging, but they can still rock the house

Natasha Bedingfield, with Andy Grammer and Kate Voegele (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: Simplicity is perfect partner for Bedingfield

Glee live (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Characters of ‘Glee’ show off their talents

Nick Lowe, "Basing Street"

NPR Song Of The Day: Nick Lowe: The Scene Of The Crime

Jordan Knight, Unfinished

Boston Globe: CD review

John Williams and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Williams showcased as composer, movie rocker

Elvis Presley, "Burning Love" (Viva Elvis version)

NPR Song Of The Day: Elvis Presley: 'Burning Love,' Revisited

KISS Concert 2011 (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: KISS Concert takes Top 40 swagger over subtlety in 17 acts

Weezer, with the Sheila Divine (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Weezer manages to put a silver lining on a dreary evening

tUnE-yArDs, with Pat Jordache and Buke And Gass (at Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Band builds a brilliant racket from scratch

Outsourced

NPR Monkey See: Goodbye To 'Outsourced,' The Awful Junk Food I Never Wanted To Constantly Eat

Linda Eder with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Still corny, but for Pops, it still works

Sleigh Bells, with Cansei de Ser Sexy, Mr. Dream and Wet Witch (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Sleigh Bells ring loud and louder

Frankie Valli (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: From Valli, a few peaks despite booming sound

My Chemical Romance, with the Architects and Thursday (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Romance foregoes the concept, brings the rock

Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues

Boston Globe: CD review

Low, with Marissa Nadler (at the Paramount)

Boston Globe: Low performs with a gentle intensity that connects

Diddy-Dirty Money, with Tyga, Red Café and Lloyd (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Something different from Diddy

James Blunt, with Christina Perri (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: No longer nervous onstage, Blunt’s calculating to a fault

Iron & Wine, with the Low Anthem (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Iron & Wine demonstrates strength in numbers

TV On The Radio, with Lissy Trullie (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: TV on the Radio gets to the fiery heart of things

American Idol's woman problem

MSNBC.com: Sorry, ladies. 'Idol's' just not that into you

Amos Lee, with Secret Sisters (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: Amos Lee plays it low-key at Wilbur

Eisley, "The Valley"

NPR Song Of The Day: Eisley: A Daze Of Heartbroken Uncertainty

Thee Sgt. Major III, "New Painter Man"

NPR Song Of The Day: Unadorned Joy Through A Tube Amp

The Strokes, Angles

Washington City Paper: An underwritten and scattershot fourth album

Wild Flag, with Shepherdess and YellowFever (at the Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Wild Flag weaves its parts together

Middle Brother, with Dawes and Deer Tick (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Middle Brother, and their brethren

The Baseball Project, Volume 2: High and Inside

Washington City Paper: '80s college rockers sing about our national pastime

Tennis, with Porcelain Raft and Holiday Shores (at Great Scott)

Boston Globe: Tennis trio provides sunny set at Great Scott

Eisley, The Valley

Boston Globe: CD review

Nicole Atkins, with Cotton Jones (at the Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Secret is getting out: Nicole Atkins is a force

Best of 2010

Space City Rock: 2010 Retrosphagnum

Yann Tiersen, with Shannon Wright (at Royale)

Boston Globe: Composer Yann Tiersen shows composure in concert at Royale

The cruelty of American Idol's kindness

MSNBC.com: Kinder, gentler 'Idol' shows cruel side in Hollywood

Fitz and the Tantrums, with Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints (at Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Past meets present at new music hall

Ricky Gervais and the pop-culture flameout

NPR Monkey See: Ricky Gervais: Carrying The Torch For The Pop-Culture Flameout

Martin Leung/Video Games Live, "Mario Solo Piano Medley"

NPR Song Of The Day: 'Video Games Live': Mario As Muse

James Blunt, Some Kind of Trouble

Boston Globe: CD review

Hot Stove Cool Music 2011 Winter Concert (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: High spirits heat up Hot Stove

2011 Golden Globes liveblog

NPR Monkey See: Live-Blogging The Golden Globes

John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: Lovett, Hiatt keep it low-key

An overabundance of "Hallelujah"s

NPR.org Monkey See: Make A Resolution For 2011: Leave 'Hallelujah' Alone

MC Mr. Napkins CD release, featuring Myq Kaplan, Kelly MacFarland, Ken Reid and Upryz (at Club Passim)

Boston Globe: Puns and games with Mr. Napkin

Bettye LaVette, with Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: LaVette touches a year’s worth of emotions

Jake Shimabukuro, Peace Love Ukulele

Boston Globe: CD review

Usher, with Trey Songz and Miguel (at the TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Usher brings a simmering seduction

Pop Culture Happy Hour: The State Of Comedy And Fascinating Failures

NPR.org Monkey See: Pop Culture Happy Hour: The State Of Comedy And Fascinating Failures

Blind Boys Of Alabama (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Blind Boys testify to the gospel of the season

Holiday Pops 2010 (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Pops puts concertgoers in the spirit

KT Tunstall, "Madame Trudeaux"

NPR Song Of The Day: KT Tunstall: A Candy-Coated Sneer

Duffy, Endlessly

Boston Globe: CD review

Bruno Mars, with Donnis (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Finishing tour strong a mission to Mars

KT Tunstall, with Hurricane Bells (at House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Tunstall proves to be in total command

Brandon Flowers, with Transfer (at House of Blues)

Boston Globe: Pressure no problem for Flowers at House of Blues

Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)

NPR Monkey See: Remembering Leslie Nielsen, A Master Of The Art Of Not Being Funny

My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Boston Globe: CD review

Bruce Springsteen's The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story and Tom Petty's Damn The Torpedoes - Deluxe Edition

NPR.org Monkey See: Petty And Springsteen Reissues Duke It Out, But One Tries A Little Harder

Kings Of Leon, with the Whigs (at TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Kings Of Leon had trouble catching fire

Corin Tucker feature

Boston Globe: Mother of reinvention

Lady Antebellum, with Davil Nail (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Persistence pays for Lady Antebellum

The Big Bang Theory and the rise of Shamy

NPR Monkey See: 'Big Bang Theory': No Shame In Shamy

Mike Posner, with Far East Movement, 2AM Club, Stephen Jerzak, Bad Rabbits and XV (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Posner’s one hit not so wonderful at House of Blues

Miike Snow, with Bodega Girls (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Miike Snow and crowd come alive at the House of Blues

Thermals feature

Boston Globe: On new disc, Thermals get ‘Personal’

Mates of State, with Oh Land (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Pairing up with Mates of State

Nickelback, with Buckcherry and Three Days Grace (at Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Nickelback still uncool, and unfazed

Superchunk, with Versus (at Royale)

Boston Globe: After a long silence, a burst of noise

Villagers, "Pieces"

NPR Song Of The Day: Villagers: Surviving From One Moment To The Next

The Dukes Of September Rhythm Revue, featuring Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs (at the Citi Wang Theatre)

Boston Globe: ’70s pop stars ‘don’t mess up a good thing’

2010 Emmy Awards liveblog

NPR Monkey See: We're Liveblogging The Emmys: Welcome To Television's Tuxedo Night

The Jonas Brothers, with Demi Lovato and the cast of Camp Rock 2

Boston Globe: Under theatric fuss, Jonases actually rock

Adam Lambert, with Allison Iraheta and Orianthi (at the South Shore Music Circus)

Boston Globe: Lambert delivers more color than creativity

Gimme Shelter

NPR Monkey See: The Summer Of Music Documentaries: 'Gimme Shelter'

Sia, "Bring Night"

NPR Song Of The Day: Sia: Joyous Pop With A Dark Twist

Green Day, with AFI (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Green Day returns to punk basics at Comcast Center

Wilco's Solid Sound Festival

Boston Globe: Alt- together now

Barenaked Ladies, with Angel Taylor and Ben Kweller (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: The Ladies handle the changes with ease

Madonna: Truth Or Dare (1991)

NPR Monkey See: The Summer Of Music Documentaries: 'Madonna: Truth Or Dare'

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: Panthers V. Lions On FNL, Plus Other, Less Important Shows

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Hart Departs, Beach Boys Send Invoice, Henley Unfriendly (In Court)

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: 'The Real Housewives Of D.C.' And Other 'Royal Pains'

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Chenoweth/Murphy, Tarantino/Cranston And Tyler/Perry

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: 'Man V. Food', Mind V. Criss Angel And Monkeys V. Whatever You Got

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: MTV Loco For Gaga, Coffeeshops Not So Much For E-Readers

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: Ramsay Scraps Another Cook, 'Scrappers' Melts Him/Her Down

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Schwimmer's Revenge, Nolan's Disney Secret And Li'l Tina Fey

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: 'Bachelorette' And 'Good Guys' Finales, 'Fish Warrior' And Sharks!

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: More Country Music, And Lindsay Lohan As Pop-Culture Barometer

Lilith (at Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: This time around, McLachlan’s Lilith is a more intimate affair

When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors (2009)

NPR Monkey See: The Summer Of Music Documentaries: Discovering 'When You're Strange'

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: You Can't Spell "Swamp Ape" Without '[Wife] Swap', Plus: Shark Week!

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: DeGeneres And Lopez Do An 'Idol' Swap On This Freaky Friday

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: 'Runway' And 'Jersey Shore' Return, And Shatner: Sniper Hunter!

Bettye LaVette, "Isn't It A Pity"

NPR Song Of The Day: Bettye LaVette: A Place Of Enlightenment

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Streep Meets Fey And 'Survivor' Okays The Generation Gap

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: Parasites, 'Wormhole' and 'Big Brother'. And The Question Is...

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: 'Inception' Delineated, 'Mad Men' Likes Hockey And More On 3D

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: Twice The Ramsey And Simmons, Plus Some Robbins And Snider

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Two Salanders, An 'Idol' Reunion (Maybe) And Snooki, Defended

Modest Mouse, with Morning Teleportation (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Modest Mouse brings diehards back to beginning

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's TV: Three Hours Of 'The Bachelorette' (Sans Bachelorette), Plus: Cakes!

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Amanda Bynes's Triumphant Return And A Movie Poll You Never Saw Coming

Bon Jovi, with Kid Rock and Mission Hill (at Gillette Stadium)

Boston Globe: For fans at Gillette, Bon Jovi was Saturday night, all right

Stop Making Sense (1984)

NPR Monkey See: The Summer Of Music Documentaries: 'Stop Making Sense'

Wattstax (1973)

NPR Monkey See: The Summer Of Music Documentaries: 'Wattstax'

Crowded House, Intriguer

Washington City Paper: Crowded House's latest sounds a lot like Crowded House. That’s why it's a let-down.

Goldfrapp, "Voicething"

NPR Song Of The Day: Goldfrapp: An Unlikely Celebration Of Humanity

The stooge-free cast of Modern Family

NPR Monkey See: The Real Reason Why It's A Shame Ed O'Neill Wasn't Nominated For An Emmy

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Toby Keith (at the Hatch Shell)

Boston Globe: Lockhart and guests leave no doubt the accent was on patriotism

Mad About You season 4

NPR Monkey See: 'Mad About You' And The Memory Of The Perfect Relationship Sitcom

WFNX Clambake (at Lansdowne Street and the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: At Clambake, a long day’s journey into rock

Wolf Parade, Expo 86

Boston Globe: CD review

Tonight's Television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's Television: Jane Lynch, George Lynch And A Big Battle With Big Lizards

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Lilith Woes, CBS Sticks To Norm On Hulu, Netflix Coaches USPS

Sia, We Are Born

Washington City Paper: The former Zero 7 tones down wimsy, still struggles with articulation.

Tonight's Television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's Television: 'Rookie Blue' Debuts, And 'Futurama' Is Back! Wonderful!

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: X-Ray Nudes, NPH And The Shaggs' Long Road To A Tony Begins

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's Television: Time Travel, Twice The Cougars And A Small Girl Is Launched

Oscars possibly moving to January

NPR Monkey See: Oscars Might Move To January, Possibly Shooting Self Publicly In Tiny Gold Feet

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Neil Gaiman, Michael Jackson and ... 'Til Death'? Really?

The Green Hornet trailer

NPR Monkey See: Don't Panic About 'The Green Hornet,' People; It's Just A Trailer

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's Television: Jason Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith And A Conveyor Belt

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Cartoon Skeletons, Human Pinball And Social Un-Networking

Tonight's television

NPR Monkey See: Tonight's Television: Courtney Love, 'The Good Guys' And Goodbye To 'Grace'

American Idol lowers eligibility age to 15

NPR Monkey See: 'American Idol' Lowers Age Requirement; Industry Analysts Suspect Bieber Fever

Morning Shots

NPR Monkey See: Morning Shots: Anything Goes, Amanda Bynes, Beach Boys and Toy Story Threes

Stars, The Five Ghosts

Boston Globe: Atmospherics lift Stars’ ‘Ghosts’

Moby-Dick, chapters 126-end

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': We've Come To The End

The Living Sisters, "This Mountain Has Skies"

NPR Song Of The Day: The Living Sisters: A Kind Of Alchemy

Jordin Sparks, with Kate Voegele and Days Difference (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Growing pains aside, Sparks shows promise

Moby-Dick, chapters 111-125

NPR Monkey See: Moby-Dick: Dear Guys On The Crew, You Might Want To Take Some Precautions

Summer Jam 2010 (at Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Drake, Ludacris bring the heat to hip-hop’s Summer Jam

Tift Merritt, See You on the Moon

Boston Globe: CD review

Jewel, Sweet And Wild

Boston Globe: CD review

Moby-Dick, chapters 96-110

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': Now We're Getting Somewhere, With The Gun And The Coffin

Sleigh Bells, Treats

Boston Globe: Brooklyn duo in sonic overdrive

Moby-Dick, chapters 81-95

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': The Learned Fogo Von Slack Declares That Locke Was Queequeg

Evelyn Evelyn (at Oberon)

Space City Rock: live review

KISS Concert 2010 (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: A pop-driven party in 18 acts

Marina and the Diamonds, The Family Jewels

Boston Globe: CD review

Sally Seltmann, "Harmony To My Heartbeat"

NPR Song Of The Day: A Grownup's Song Of Longing

The Buzzcocks, with the Dollyrots (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Back in time with Buzzcocks

Paul Weller, Wake Up The Nation

Boston Globe: Album review

Moby-Dick, chapters 51-65

NPR Monkey See: Moby-Dick: In Which Whale Fatigue Becomes A Significant Challenge

Kate Miller-Heidke, "Caught In The Crowd"

NPR Song Of The Day: Kate Miller-Heidke: A Clear-Eyed Confession

American Idol and niches v. marketing

MSNBC.com: Forget artistry, ‘Idol’ is all about niches now

Bettye LaVette (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: LaVette shares the years of pain

Lesley Gore

NPR Monkey See: Lesley Gore Hits The Radio This Weekend To Celebrate Her Birthday

Moby-Dick, chapters 36-50

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': The Challenges Of Form, And Also Some Limb Jokes

The Hold Steady, Heaven Is Whenever

Washington City Paper: The Hold Steady, um, holds steady.

Moby-Dick, chapters 21-35

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': The Politics Of Dinner And The Wonder Of Chapter 32

The Tom Lehrer Collection

NPR Monkey See: Tom Lehrer On DVD: 'The Steely Dan Of Math-Based Satirical Songwriters'

American Idol and the judges' save

NPR Monkey See: The 'Idol' Report: Why Even A Good Judges' Save Is A Bad Judges' Save

Moby Dick chapters 1-10 livechat

NPR Monkey See: 'Moby-Dick': The Time Has Come To Discuss The First Ten Chapters

Sally Seltmann, Heart That's Pounding

Washington City Paper: Emerging from Own Head, "1234" Co-Writer Pens an Album Sparkling with Individuality

The Watson Twins, "Devil In You"

NPR Song Of The Day: Falling Into Place

Jónsi, Go

Boston Globe: CD review

Corinne Bailey Rae, "The Blackest Lily"

NPR Song Of The Day: Sharpening The Edges

The Living Sisters, Love To Live

Boston Globe: CD review

Twilight live chat

NPR Monkey See: The 'Twilight' Book Club Concludes With A Cacophonous Live Chat

Twilight, part 4

NPR Monkey See: 'Twilight' Odds And Ends: Generations, Curiosity Levels, And Summing Up

Robin Thicke (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Thicke seals the deal

Twilight, part 3

NPR Monkey See: 'Twilight': Edward The Vampire Sulker And His Beloved: Does This Story Work?

Twilight, part 2

NPR Monkey See: More 'Twilight': Is Bella A Sympathetic Teenager Or A Weird Marble Fetishist?

Twilight, part 1

NPR Monkey See: The Writing Style Of 'Twilight': We Kick Off The 'I Will If You Will' Book Club

FlashForward and the problem with flashforwards

NPR Monkey See: The 'FlashForward' Problem: When Your Future Finally Arrives, Wouldn't You Party?

Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

Washington City Paper: Dying to See You, I’m Down on the Floor: How I Almost Played with Alex Chilton, and Other Big Star Memories

Goldfrapp, Head First

Washington City Paper: CD review

Liveblogging the Oscars

NPR Monkey See: The Oscars Liveblog

American Idol recap: Girls' Top 10 (season 9)

MSNBC.com: Bowersox wows ‘Idol’ judges after health scare

Fact-Checking With Allmusic.com

Washington City Paper: Advice to Music Writers, WaPo Style: Be Careful Fact-Checking with allmusic.com (brief mention)

Jason Derülo, Jason Derülo

Boston Globe: CD review

Survivor and the joy of injuries

NPR Monkey See: The 'Survivor' Injury Report: All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye

The Thermals, "Canada"

NPR Song Of The Day: Something Wonderful In 'Canada'

John Fogerty featuring Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit, "Garden Party"

NPR Song Of The Day: A 'Garden' Of Mixed Messages

Killswitch Engage (at the House Of Blues)

Spin.com: Killswitch Engage Break Metal Rules in Boston Opener

Lost: An alternative view

NPR Monkey See: Ten Ways The 'Lost' Universe Would Be Different If Oceanic 815 Never Crashed

Saturday Night Live and the plague of repetition

NPR Monkey See: 'Saturday Night Live': Nothing Gets Funnier The Thirteenth Time It Happens

Nick Jonas and the Administration, Who I Am

Boston Globe: A Jonas brother’s growing pains

Spoon, Transference

Washington City Paper: CD review

Best of 2009

Space City Rock: 2009 Retrospelunker

OK Go, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Washington City Paper: CD review

American Idol minus Simon Cowell

NPR Monkey See: Is A Cowell-Free 'Idol' Just An Appalling Cruise-Ship Singer Doing Bad Karaoke?

American Idol's strangest songs

MSNBC.com: Remembering the oddest tunes of ‘Idol’

Amanda Palmer and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Palmer adds snap and crackle to Pops

Please stop waving signs at concerts

NPR Monkey See: The Decade's Worst Music Trend: Yahoos Waving Giant Signs At Concerts

Tim Buckley, Live at the Folklore Center, NYC - March 6, 1967

Boston Globe: CD review

KISS 108 Jingle Ball (at Tsongas Arena)

Boston Globe: Left is right at KISS 108 Jingle Ball

John Cook with Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Label That Got Big and Stayed Small

Boston Globe: How a small label made some noise

Modern Family and the real-boy-ing of Phil

NPR Monkey See: A Lesson In Situation Comedy: ABC's 'Modern Family' Takes A Step Forward

Liam Finn and Eliza Jane, "Long Way To Go"

NPR Song Of The Day: Liam Finn And Eliza Jane: Shards Of Sound

Justin Bieber, My World

Boston Globe: CD review

Metric, with Band Of Skulls (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Metric’s energy beyond measure

Ray Davies (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: The good times are still with Davies

Weezer, Raditude

Washington City Paper: Rivers Cuomo's youth movement

Andy Barker, P.I. on DVD

NPR Monkey See: Six Episodes Two Ways: 'Andy Barker, P.I.'

Berlin Wall reportage, 20 years later

NPR Monkey See: The Fall Of Succinct Reporting (And Also, Of Course, The Berlin Wall)

The Swell Season, Strict Joy

Washington City Paper: CD review

The inexplicable career longevity of Dave Grohl

Washington City Paper: You’ve Come a Long Way, Davey

5top: People who should host the Academy Awards

MSNBC.com: 5top people who should host the Academy Awards

More actual singing on Glee, please

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Glee,' A Show About Live Singing, Really Needs More Live Singing

The Coen Brothers: Filmmakers Out Of Time (Whether They Need To Be Or Not)

NPR.org Monkey See: The Coen Brothers: Filmmakers Out Of Time (Whether They Need To Be Or Not)

Al Green, with Jesse Dee (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: At 63, Al Green's soul is as good as new

Telekinesis, "Coast Of Carolina"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: A Lasting Moment Of Bliss

Colbie Caillat, with Howie Day and Trevor Hall (at the Orpheum)

Boston Globe: Caillat’s performance plays like a hard sell

A Jerk Is A Jerk, Of Course, Of Course: The Psychosocial Complexities Of 'Mr. Ed'

NPR.org Monkey See: A Jerk Is A Jerk, Of Course, Of Course: The Psychosocial Complexities Of 'Mr. Ed'

Kiss, Sonic Boom

Boston Globe: CD review

Pomplamoose, "Single Ladies"

NPR.org Monkey See: Pomplamoose And A Brilliant Application Of The Musical Line-Item Veto

Roman Polanski At The Uncomfortable Intersection Of Art And Life

NPR.org Monkey See: Roman Polanski At The Uncomfortable Intersection Of Art And Life

Paramore, Brand New Eyes

Boston Globe: CD review

Billboard and the Beatles

Boston Globe: When atop the charts can be off the charts

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, with Secret Machines and Midnight Masses (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Trail of Dead delivers art-rock with a shot of adrenaline

Patty Loveless, Mountain Soul II

Washington City Paper: Peak Performance

Liveblogging the Emmys

NPR.org Monkey See: Emmy Awards Liveblogging: With Us, You, And The Tuxedo Of Neil Patrick Harris

Great Northern, "Houses"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: Coiled Energy, Unleashed

Ringo Starr: The Eternal Debate

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Rock Band': Ringo Reappraised?

Big Star, Keep An Eye On The Sky

Washington City Paper: Try Again

(This review also got a nice writeup in the blog of one of my editors. Scroll down to "POWERPOP UPDATE.")

Taxonomy Of Television High Schools

NPR.org Monkey See: Cartoons And Noir Underbellies: A Taxonomy Of Television High Schools

The Flaming Lips, with Explosions In The Sky and Stardeath And White Dwarfs (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Lips show is a feast for the senses

Commentary: American Idol judges's worst habits

MSNBC.com: Advice for ‘Idol’: Judges, host need to move on

Daughtry, with David Hodges (at Showcase Live)

Boston Globe: Daughtry gets lost in the dullness of it all

Keith Urban, with Taylor Swift (at TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Sold-out Urban show a celebration of life

Tinted Windows feature

Boston Globe: Four members of famous bands step into a new arena together

Funny People and the trouble with funny people

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Funny People': The Problem Of Creating Fictional Works Of Staggering Genius

History catches up with the Baseball Project

NPR.org Monkey See: The Baseball Project Comes To A Fork In The Road And Takes It

Les Lye: Trustworthy Adult

NPR.org Monkey See: Les Lye of 'You Can't Do That On Television' Dies At 84

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, Under the Covers Vol. 2

Boston Globe: CD review

The Jonas Brothers (at TD Garden)

Boston Globe: Jonases’ high-energy rockers outshine elaborate mechanics

Brüno and the importance of the truth

NPR.org Monkey See: If You Don't Like Brüno, Don't Blame Your Incredulity

Rooftop Comedy Guest Editor

Rooftop Comedy: Guest Editor, Marc Hirsh

Deer Tick, Born On Flag Day

Boston Globe: CD review

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Neil Diamond (at the Hatch Shell)

Boston Globe: With twists on standards, the Pops and Diamond capture pulse of night

WJW Fox 8 Cleveland on the scene

NPR.org Monkey See: Somewhere, A Reporter Is Bored. (That Somewhere Is Cleveland.)

Madeleine Peyroux, with Kelly Joe Phelps (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Peyroux doesn’t quite live up to the hype

Demi Lovato, with David Archulta and KSM (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Direct from the teen-pop factory

The Monks' Black Monk Time and the one-album wonder

NPR.org Monkey See: The Monks, And A Sampling Of Other One-Album Wonders

Michael Jackson's #1s

MSNBC.com: Jackson had 13 No. 1 hits — here are the best

Eleni Mandell, Artificial Fire

Space City Rock: CD review

Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: Feinstein puts a special stamp on Sinatra songs

Dirty Projectors/Vieux Farka Touré (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: Songs come flying out of Dirty Projectors

Meet 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Stealth Pop Musicologist

NPR.org Monkey See: Meet 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Stealth Pop Musicologist

The Hangover's ending

NPR.org Monkey See: 'The Hangover': The Curious Case Of The Domesticated Raunchfest

Will Dailey, Torrent Volumes 1 & 2: Fashion of Distraction/By the Blue Hills

Boston Globe: Two sides of Dailey on 'Torrent' EPs

Dazed and Confused actors-turned-musicians

Entertainment Weekly: The 'Dazed and Confused' Cast Rocks -- Literally!

Jenny Lewis, with Farmer Dave Scher and Deer Tick (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: A spirited night with Jenny Lewis

Amadou and Mariam, with Anjulie and Club d'Elf (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Couple share their joy with fans

Liveblogging the Tonys

NPR.org Monkey See: Tony Awards 2009: The Liveblog

Rhoda on DVD

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Rhoda': What It Says About Wooing, Not To Mention 'WOO!'-ing

Eels, Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Boston Globe: CD review

George Strait, with Julianne Hough and Blake Shelton (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Legend, newcomer give country fans a treat

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, "The Ego Delusion"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives Gets Cosmic

Chickenfoot, with Dennis Brennan (at the Middle East)

Boston Globe: Chickenfoot struts its stuff

Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Boston Globe: CD review

The Prodigy (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: A relentless attack from the Prodigy

Kylie on tour

NPR.org Monkey See: Is This Significant?: Kylie Minogue Changes Her Tune

St. Vincent, with Pattern Is Movement (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: Running the gamut from cool to chaotic

Ben Lee, with Low Vs. Diamond (at the Paradise)

Boston.com: Lee Vs. Diamond

Bonnie "Prince" Billy, with Lightning Dust (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: A night of quirky country folk

American Idol Kris Allen: Good TV?

NPR.org Monkey See: The Surprising Kris Allen: The Little Idol Who Could...And Should

Il Divo (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Three tenors and a baritone in slo-mo

Jamey Johnson, with Jerrod Niemann (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Johnson fits nicely in country

Superchunk, "Learned To Surf"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: Spiky Rock, With Headlong Glee

Yanni (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: From Yanni and company, plenty of new age feel-good music

Johnny Got His Gun and Metallica

NPR.org Monkey See: Jason Robards, James Cagney And Metallica, Together At Last

Of Montreal, with Fire Zuave and Sugar and Gold (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: More spectacle than musical

Is American Idol struggling?

MSNBC.com: ‘Idol’s’ run of changes make disjointed season

Kings of Leon, with the Walkmen (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Kings of Leon rule with epic anthems

Actual snakes, actual plane

NPR.org Monkey See: Real, No-Fooling Snake News

The Thermals, Now We Can See

Boston Globe: CD review

The Beatles, remastered

NPR.org Monkey See: Is This Significant?: The Beatles Catalog Is Being Remastered

Neil Young, Fork In The Road

Boston Globe: Grumpy Neil skids off the 'Road'

Cold War Kids, with Amazing Baby (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: Darkness from Cold War Kids

Pitchfork, Amanda Palmer and April Fool's Day

NPR.org Monkey See: Amanda Palmer And The Complex Psychology Of The Perfect Prank

John Cage on iTunes

NPR.org Monkey See: A Free Download You Won't Be Able To Keep Quiet About

5top American Idol lies

MSNBC.com: Tell me sweet little ‘American Idol’ lies

Cut Copy, with Matt And Kim (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: Cut Copy's danceable show misses some of its 'live' feel

The Smoking Popes, "Do Something"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: Victory At Last

The Office meets the real world, sort of

NPR.org Monkey See: 'The Office' Finally Faces Reality

Ricky Gervais: Still Funny!

NPR.org Monkey See: The Ricky Gervais Outtakes: Elmo Tickles Someone Else For Once

Marissa Nadler, Little Hells

Boston Globe: CD review

Tricky (at the Roxy)

Boston Globe: Tricky's rocked-up show is a treat

Looker, "Born In The Desert"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: Great Expectations Meet Reality

5top: Singers who wouldn’t have made it on ‘Idol’

MSNBC.com: 5top singers who wouldn’t have made it on ‘Idol’

Commentary: Watchmen

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Watchmen' And The Myth Of The Movie As The Ultimate Form Of Storytelling

Vince Offer and the Slap Chop

NPR.org Monkey See: The Strange And Wonderful World Of Vince Offer

The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Communion

Boston Globe: CD review

Commentary: American Idol's unpredictable season 8

MSNBC.com: ‘Idol’ season is most unpredictable ever

Feature: Confessions Of The Critics

Boston Globe: The Rolling Stones

(Full article)

A Flock Of Seagulls

(Full article)

Eleni Mandell, "It Wasn't The Time (It Was The Color)"

NPR.org Song Of The Day: A Poet's Eye For Detail

Antony and the Johnsons (at the Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Otherworldly night from Antony and the Johnsons

3 Doors Down, with Hoobastank and SafetySuit (at the House Of Blues)

Boston Globe: 3 Doors Down provides all the flavor of a generic band

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

NPR.org Monkey See: What's So Curiously Wrong With 'Benjamin Button'?

Make your own film with Xtranormal

NPR.org Monkey See: A Wonderfully Weird Time-Waster, Co-Starring The Grammys Chat

Oren Lavie's "Her Morning Elegance" video

NPR.org Monkey See: One Unnecessary Edit And Many Elegant Ones

U2 v. Elvis Costello vs. Coldplay v. Joe Satriani

NPR.org Monkey See: The End Of Music

Commentary: Four judges on American Idol

MSNBC.com: Four judges is one too many for ‘Idol’

Adele, with Angel Taylor (at the Somerville Theatre)

Boston Globe: British rising star Adele soars

The David Lee Roth "Runnin' With The Devil" Soundboard

NPR.org Monkey See: 'No Love You'd Call Re-uuuuuul!': The Diamond Dave Soundboard

Be Seeing You, Patrick McGoohan

NPR.org Monkey See: Sad News From The 'Tally Ho'

The World Superhero Registry

NPR.org Monkey See: Have Cape, Will Crusade

A tip of the hat to Scrubs

NPR.org Monkey See: 'Scrubs': My (Probably) Final Appreciation

Feature: The Sensitive Female Chord Progression

Boston Globe: Striking a chord

Bonus! Audio only

American Idol makes us all crazy

MSNBC.com: ‘American Idol’ turns viewers into loons

5top: Songs you didn’t hear on the radio in 2008

MSNBC.com: 5top songs you didn’t hear on the radio in 2008

Surprising revelations to be found on Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison Legacy Edition

NPR Monkey See: "I Said, 'I Shot A Man In Reno.' Hello? Anyone?"

Ani DiFranco, "The Atom"

NPR Song Of The Day: Beyond Mankind In 'The Atom'

Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello, "There Are Much Worse Things To Believe In"

NPR Song Of The Day: A Heartfelt Holiday Song?

Harry Connick, Jr. (at the Colonial Theatre)

Boston Globe: Connick brings holiday heat to a cold winter's night

Seriously, again with Heroes?

NPR Monkey See: The Long Line Of Heroes Grievances Gets Even Longer

Mercury Rev, with Dean & Britta (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Overwhelming force from Mercury Rev

Tori Amos, "Winter" (live)

NPR Song Of The Day: A Star, Born In An Hour

Feature: Caithlin De Marrais

Boston Globe: This is her 'Magic' moment

Taylor Swift: Can she sing?

NPR Monkey See: Hey, Has Anybody Noticed That Taylor Swift Can't Sing?

Jason Aldean, with Lady Antebellum and Eric Durrance (at the Lowell Memorial Auditiorium)

Boston Globe: Aldean aims for a heavy-metal hoedown

Ancient counterparts to modern comedy

NPR's Monkey See: "A Nymph, a Naiad and a Satyr Walk Into A Bar..."

Dido, Safe Trip Home

Boston Globe: Dido safely makes it home - finally

Roger Ebert Loses His Mind

NPR Monkey See: Roger Ebert Has Gone Nuts. Please, Nobody Stop Him.

Deerhunter, with Times New Viking and Vivian Girls (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Sharply crafted songs come from inside Deerhunter's noise

The Decemberists, with Loch Lomond (at the Orpheum)

Boston Globe: Decemberists play it loose, raucous, and rockish

Jolie Holland, with Herman Dune (at the Remis Auditorium, Museum Of Fine Arts)

Boston Globe: Holland's humor saves the day

The Colbert Conundrum

NPR Monkey See: Your Principles Or Your Obsequiousness: Which Would 'Stephen Colbert' Choose?

The Baseball Project, "Harvey Haddix"

NPR Song Of The Day: When Perfection Slips Away

Carrie Underwood, with Little Big Town (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Underwood's star shines bright

Commentary: Heroes season 3

MSNBC.com: ‘Heroes’ hasn't learned from sophomore slump

Sam Phillips, "Don't Do Anything"

NPR Song Of The Day: A Warm Embrace, Or A Chokehold

MixFest 2008, featuring Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Jordin Sparks, Finger Eleven and Matt Nathanson (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: MixFest provides plenty of pop

Stereolab, with Monade and Le Loup (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Stereolab has the groove down to a science

Little Jackie, "Cryin' For The Queen"

NPR Song Of The Day: Tough Love For Amy Winehouse

Ani DiFranco, Red Letter Year

Boston Globe: Ani's got a point, but what is it?

The Museum Of Fine Arts' College Night 2008, featuring St. Vincent (at the MFA)

Boston.com: Off to College Night...

Alanis Morissette, with Alexi Murdoch (at the Orpheum)

Boston Globe: Despite glitches, Morissette keeps devoted crowd in her pocket

Kimya Dawson, Alphabutt

Boston Globe: It stinks from A to Z

Paul Weller (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: For energetic Weller, there's no room for nostalgia

Dance, Monkey: Joe Rogan

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Joe Rogan

American Idol season 7 interviews

MSNBC.com: ‘Idol’ 7: Plenty of nerves ... and taquitos!

Okkervil River, The Stand Ins

Boston Globe: Sheff's still telling his stories

5top Gimmick episodes of TV shows

MSNBC.com: How cool! Gimmick episodes of TV shows

Jimmy Buffet (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Buffet is still the life of the party

Dance, Monkey: Jessie Baade

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Jessie Baade

Dance, Monkey: Steve Hofstetter

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Steve Hofstetter

Mötley Crüe, with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Motley Crue set is marked by gross factor and filler

Dance, Monkey: Corey Rodrigues

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Corey Rodrigues

The Gits, "Whirlwind"

NPR Song Of The Day: Snapshot Of A 'Whirlwind' Ascent

Toby Keith, with Montgomery Gentry, Carter's Chord, Mica Roberts and Trailer Choir (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Keith comfortable on his own stage

5top: TV shows that need to be on DVD

MSNBC.com: 5top TV shows that need to be on DVD

Dance, Monkey: Lamont Price

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Lamont Price

American Idols Live! (at the Worcester DCU Center)

Boston Globe: 'Idol' finalists get another moment in the spotlight

Jack Johnson, with Rogue Wave and Neil Halsted (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Johnson kicks back, to his fans' delight

Bruce Springsteen (at Gillette Stadium)

Boston Globe: Boss brings thunder to 50,000 at Gillette

Dance, Monkey: Selena Coppock

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Selena Coppock

Joshua Radin and Vanessa Carlton, with Alexa Wilkinson (at the Middle East)

Boston Globe: Radin, Carlton work to make a connection

Eddie Vedder, with Liam Finn (at the Opera House)

Boston Globe: Vedder's simplicity confounds, but pleases

Your Guide to Kenny Chesney’s Carbon Footprint

Vulture: Your Guide to Kenny Chesney’s Carbon Footprint

Dance, Monkey: Chrissy Kelleher

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Chrissy Kelleher

The New England Country Music Festival, featuring Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes and Gary Allan (at Gillette Stadium)

Boston Globe: Good times roll at country fest

Vans Warped Tour (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Amid the rain, Warped Tour overflows with disparate acts

Dance, Monkey: Brian Moote

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Brian Moote

Mary Gauthier and Diana Jones (at Club Passim)

Boston Globe: Sad songs from an inspired pairing

5top: Rockers who should direct movies

MSNBC.com: Rockers who should direct movies

Mark Knopfler, with Jesca Hoop (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Knopfler's guitar gently weeps, moans, and wails

Dance, Monkey: Bethany Van Delft

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: Bethany Van Delft

9 music acts that are no longer alternative

MSNBC.com: 9 music acts that are no longer alternative

John Mayer, with Brett Dennen (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: John Mayer gets the balance right

Feist, with Juana Molina (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Boston Globe: Feist smells the flowers as she continues ascent

Dance, Monkey: J.J. Leslie

Boston Phoenix: Dance, Monkey: J.J. Leslie

Amos Lee, Last Days At The Lodge

Boston Globe: He's got soul, but now what?

5top: Artist-specific backing bands

MSNBC.com: Let’s rock! Best backing bands

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Rascal Flatts (at the Hatch Shell)

Boston Globe: Pops serve up a perfect plate of patriotic fun

The Watson Twins, "Waves"

NPR Song Of The Day: Beauty Beneath the Surface

The Gits DVD

Boston Globe: To remember her by

The Dave Matthews Band (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Matthews jams away to his heart's content

Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal

Boston Globe: Thanks for the memories

Iron Maiden, with Lauren Harris (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Maiden's voyage remains intact: loud and fast metal

Al Kooper Rockabilly Trio (at Club Passim)

Boston Globe: Kooper soars on inspiration and imagination

Tim McGraw, with Jason Aldean and Halfway To Hazard (at the Comcast Center)

Boston Globe: Low-key McGraw plays to the crowd

Aimee Mann, "Thirty One Today"

NPR Song Of The Day: Aimee Mann Marks an Awkward Milestone

WBCN River Rave 2008, featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Pennywise, Filter, Everlast, 10 Years, Street Dogs and Girls, Guns & Glory (at Tweeter Center)

Boston Globe: Stone Temple Pilots get biggest raves

Interview: Aimee Mann

MSNBC.com: Aimee Mann gets @#%&*! happy