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Madonna returns with Confessions II. We rank her five biggest albums ever and ask: does the long-awaited sequel deserve a spot among her classics?

Some deep discovery with this week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list. You will be the first among your friends to hear this stuff.

When it comes to vinyl, is heavier better?

New Music Friday comes a couple of days after an awkwardly falling Canada Day and on the eve of America’s 250th birthday. How did the calendar have an effect on this week’s release schedule?  Oh, and Madonna is sucking up a lot of oxygen this week with her first album since 2019. Let’s see how…

What kind of music works best in the operating room? Let’s find out.

Band names originate in some of the most interesting places.

A famous Bruce Springsteen song was originally destined for The Ramones.

Day jobs are sometimes (often!) required to finance a music career.

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear runs the gamut from twee-pop to a couple of fascinating post-punk tracks out the UK and Ireland. Thoughts?

The universe is connected in interesting ways, including this link between guitars and elephant poop.