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This periodical's list of the 40 greatest punk albums of all time is presented which includes "Ramones" by Ramones, "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" by The Sex Pistols, and "Fun House" by The Stooges.

The article presents of a list of the songs that shaped rock and roll music. The list, which is presented in chronological order, begins with singer Elvis Presley's "That's All Right." Also included on the list are several songs from The Beatles, a pop song from Britney Spears called "...Baby One More Time", "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" by Dr. Dre, and "Fell in Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes.

Reviews several music recordings. Includes `Midnite Vultures,' by Beck; `Darkdancer,' by Les Rhythmes Digitales; `World Party,' by Goodie Mob; `The Sounds of Science,' by the Beastie Boys; `Bob Marley: Chant Down Babylon,' by Bob Marley; `Affirmation,' by Savage Garden; `Songs for Polarbears,' by Snow Patrol.

Reviews the rock music recording `Is There Anybody Out There?: The Wall Live 1980-81,' by Pink Floyd.

The article discusses British author China Mieville, who wrote books such as "Embassytown," "Railsea," and the comic book "Dial H," most of which use science fiction and fantasy themes.

The article reports that rock musician James Mercer will reunite his rock band The Shins.

The article focuses on LGBT comic book characters in mainstream comic books; it states that the comic book "Batwoman" has a lesbian as the new Batwoman and mentions that "Archie Comics" has its first gay character, Kevin Keller.

The article previews the music release "LA Guns" from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, which was produced by musician/producer Beck.

This article discusses British women singers including Dusty Springfield, Annie Lennox, and Sade.

The article lists songs by soul singer Solomon Burke, including "Cry to Me," "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," and "Got to Get You Off My Mind."

The article reviews the music album "You Are Not Alone," by Mavis Staples.

The article focuses on the rock group Blitzen Trapper. The group is shown involved in the production of their fifth music release, which had yet to be titled and is scheduled for release in 2008. Lead singer and songwriter Eric Earley discusses influences on the songs which will be presented on the album, which include the Old Testament and author Flannery O'Connor.

This article is focused on the "Scott Pilgrim" comic book series, created by the Canadian cartoonist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series centers on the character of Scott Pilgrim, a slacker with little ambition. It is being developed into a film, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," directed by Edgar Wright and starring Michael Cera.

This article evaluates the Ink'd in-ear headphones from Skullcandy.

This article discusses the music release "Hazards of Love," by The Decemberists, to be released in the spring of 2009. The music album was originally intended to be a rock musical, to be directed by Michael Mayer, but it was decided that the plotline was not conducive to the stage. Comments are included from Colin Meloy, lead singer of the group.

The article reviews the music release "Love is Overtaking Me," by Arthur Russell.

The article discusses various features of an armored suit used in the motion picture "Iron Man." Director Jon Favreau and effects supervisor Shane Mahan describe various aspects of the suit's design, including a pressurized helmet, silver flashes around the neck, and a glowing circle above the Iron Man's robotic abdomen.

The article discusses the music anthology "What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)," compiled by Rhino Records producers Mason Williams and Matt Abels. The two wanted to put together a collection of obscure funk songs that have never been released on CD. The anthology features music from the Meters, the Commodores, and Aretha Franklin. The collection also has a companion set of facsimilie vinyl pressings of twenty-five of the original songs from the anthology.

The article presents five essential tracks of singer-guitarist Syd Barrett. They are "See Emily Play," "Astronomy Domine," "Jugfaand Blues," "Baby Lemonade" and "Wouldn't You Miss Me." "See Emily Play" has became a psychedelic anthem for the album "Summer of Love." "Astronomy Domine" is the opening track of the album "Piper at the Gates of Dawn."

The article reviews the music release "American V: A Hundred Highways," by Johnny Cash.

The article presents information on various songs and albums of singer James Brown. The album "Please, Please, Please" was released in 1956. The album "Live at the Apollo" was released in 1963. The album was recorded in Harlem during the Cuban missile crisis. The album Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" was released in 1965. Brown's solo song "Doing It to Death" is universally remembered as "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time". The song "Talkin' Loud and Savin' Nothing" is an odder version of "Talkin" Loud" released in 1970.

The article reviews the music release "The Capitol Albums," Vol.2, by the Beatles.

The article reviews several music releases by Billy Bragg including "Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy," "Brewing Up With Billy Bragg," "Talking With the Taxman About Poetry," and "The Internationale/Live and Dubious."

The article reviews the music release "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood," by Neko Case.

The article reviews the music release "Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley," by various artists including Sufjan Stevens, Matthew Herbert and Dani Siciliano.

The article presents information about several music albums involving singer Kanye West. In "Talk About Our Love," West reminisces about a faded romance, tempering his production's sweet soul vibe with a hint of bitterness. West signed rapper Consequence to his G.O.O.D. Music imprint and produced five tracks for his album "Take 'Em to the Cleaners." Talib Kweli's 2002 track "Get By" was one of the first top-rank beats that West produced. "Brand New," the album from the co-writer of the song "Jesus Walks" won't be out until March 2006 or so.

The article reports on the sudden death of musical band Wu-Tang Clan's wildest, most troubled member Russell Jones — better known as Ol' Dirty Bastard. He had shot three episodes of a new reality show, Stuck on ODB, for Spike TV, and finished a long-awaited third solo album, due out in early 2005. So Jones' sudden death on November 13th in New York from heart failure, two days before his thirty-sixth birthday, shocked family and friends, many of whom gathered on November 18th for a funeral at Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center.

Reviews the music "The Tipping Point," by the performer The Roots.

Reviews the music "The Curse of Blondie," performed by Blondie.

This article focuses on the music album "Final Straw," by Irish rock band Snow Patrol. After a couple of underambitious and underwhelming indie albums, Ireland's Snow Patrol are reaching for the stars with "Final Straw." It is already a huge hit in Great Britain, propelled by its single song, "Run," an enormous lighter-waving power ballad in the mold of music group Coldplay's song "Yellow." Sensitive-boy frontman Gary Lightbody emotes about love objects both human and chemical as if sheer earnestness were the mark of a star, and when the band bears down and speeds up, it has got the bristling force of mid-Nineties college rock.

Reviews the music recording "The British Invasion 1963-1967," by The Beatles.

Reviews the music release "Milk Man," by Deerhoof.

Reviews the music recording "No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion," performed by various punk artists.

Reviews the music recording "The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates ," by Guided by Voices.

This article presents information about the live performance of Polyphonic Spree, which was held at the Polish National Home, Brooklyn, Massachusetts on August 15, 2003. The Spree wore matching white robes, smiling, swaying and leaping throughout their ritually structured performance much like a gospel choir. But even though frontman Tim DeLaughter repeatedly threw his arms back and flailed like he was Joe Cocker doing Jesus Christ Superstar, his songs are strictly secular-humanist, which put the group in the tricky position of making a joyful noise unto nothing in particular. Their encore, though, gloriously contextualized all the bombast. First, the Spree threw their weight into an actual musical number.

The article presents information on the album, "Evolution: The Hits," by the performer Dead or Alive. This retrospective arrives just in time for cheese-ball sequencers, slap bass, pansexual flamboyance and goth-operatic bellowing to be really cool again. The swaggering come-on song "You Spin Me Round," remains one of the glittering prizes of its era, although two of the three other Dead or Alive songs anybody remembers, "Lover Come Back (to Me)," and "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten," are inexplicably replaced with awful new remakes. This retrospective arrives just in time for cheese-ball sequencers, slap bass, pansexual flamboyance and goth-operatic bellowing to be really cool again.

The article presents information on the album, "New York Noise." Back around 1980, there was a New York moment when the spazzy rockers and the crazy artists and the baby B-boys all made it with freaks at the same clubs, started bands together and made brittle brainiac dance records like nothing before or since. This awesome collection of local hits and total obscurities aims for the groove most of the time, and it feels like one big loft party.

Reviews the music recording 'Gotham!,' performed by Radio 4.

Reviews the music recording of 'Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks,' by Modest Mouse.