St. Vincent, Strange Mercy

Washington City Paper: CD review

The Strokes, Angles

Washington City Paper: An underwritten and scattershot fourth album

The Baseball Project, Volume 2: High and Inside

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

Crowded House, Intriguer

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

Sia, We Are Born

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

The Hold Steady, Heaven Is Whenever

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

Sally Seltmann, Heart That's Pounding

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

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

Fact-Checking With Allmusic.com

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

Spoon, Transference

Washington City Paper: CD review

OK Go, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Washington City Paper: CD review

Weezer, Raditude

Washington City Paper: Rivers Cuomo's youth movement

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

Patty Loveless, Mountain Soul II

Washington City Paper: Peak Performance

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.")