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We enter week two of KanyeFest (...) with Late Registration, considered to be one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. Naturally, John holds some interesting views towards it. Last week, I...

With a new...something from Kanye West on the way, John has opted to cover the man's body of work. First up is the man's Grammy-nominated, game-changing debut, which earns tepid comparisons to E.T.....

For many people, Dashboard Confessional are the epitome of emo. Is this concept EP worth a listen? I don’t know if I’ve copped to emo being a guilty pleasure of mine enough times...

Influential rapper Sage Francis's third album has its supporters. Is John one of them? I think making the list of the best indie hip-hop albums put out between 2000 and 2004 took more...

Indie hip-hop darling B. Dolan's second album was one of the most noteworthy political hip-hop albums in recent years. Does it stand on its own merits? I really don’t like political hip-hop. I...

Ultra-emo act Thursday's second album was considered a high point in the genre. Does it still make John feel all fuzzy inside? I might not have started thinking about music from a critical...

Marcy Playground's breakthrough debut album sold well and boasted a popular single, "Sex and Candy". John gives it the treatment it deserves. I entered this week with the intent to look at Fastball’s...

One day, John woke up and said, "I'm going to look at a Christian pop album!" He has his reasons, of course, but we're starting to get concerned about him. This week’s subject...

The first full-length album by one of the most important bands ever turned twenty-five years old today. John explains why he loves it more than Doolittle. The problem with writing a positive piece...

Depeche Mode's eleventh album was warmly received by fans in 2005, with some calling it the band's best album. John risks his ears and weighs in on it. Depeche Mode’s latest album comes...

Cursive's acclaimed fourth album turned ten years old this week. Does it stand the test of time? The Ugly Organ turns ten years old this week and has received plenty of acclaim from...

Billy Woods's second album was the best hip-hop album of 2012 that nobody talked about. John talks about it. He thinks that makes him a badass. I had hoped to tackle an album...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' first proper album has dominated the charts despite being released on an independent label. Our resident hip-hop head gives it a look to see if it deserves its acclaim....

We loved Kendrick Lamar's major-label debut album enough to put it on our year-end list. John is here to argue that it should have been much higher. Lock the doors and hit the deck-this isn't going to be pretty. Seeing as how this is my favorite album of 2012, and how [...]

Sorry for covering another obscure album, folks, but John seems to think that this one is important to talk about. Maybe it's alright. Maybe. Another week, another column in which I discuss an artist that few people are familiar with. For those of you who don’t know, Taylor Swift [...]

We loved the first proper album by Death Grips, but we didn't weigh in on the second album they put out last year. It's cleanup time. I had planned on starting off with an apology for not getting a proper write-up of this album done last fall, especially considering that I [...]

Punk rocker/rapper P.O.S.'s fifth album was one of the most anticipated releases of 2012. What did he think about it? And why did it take him this long to talk about it? I should know by now that the earliest reviews of anything, especially as it pertains to somewhat-niche products, are [...]

After making their "magnum opus" Seven's Travels (...), indie hip-hop superduo Atmosphere took a more lighthearted approach with their followup. Does John hate this album, too? Seeing as how this column is a big ol’ self-serving mess in which I get to do whatever the heck I want (until/unless [...]

Own It or Disown It returns with a look back at a hip-hop album that fell through the cracks - Shapeshifters by Invincible. John explains why he thinks this album is one of the greatest things he has ever heard. Well, those three weeks flew by right quick. Now, to argue [...]

Dangerdoom sees the collaboration of two respected artists. MF Doom , one of the most celebrated hip-hop artists of the past decade, made an album with Danger Mouse , one of the most prominent producers of the past decade, about Adult Swim cartoons. Is this a jam-packed album full of wacky [...]