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The band that redefined what it means to suffer for one’s art has never been happier or more optimistic than it is right now. That newfound era of good feeling was on full display at the United Center on Friday.

Could Spiderman Turn Off the Dark provided the framework for a U2 album that would have been superior to Songs of Innocence?

Robin Thicke’s Paula is the most interesting album of the year. Maybe even of the last decade. But is it good?

R.E.M.’s first appearance on MTV Unplugged shows a band on the rise. Their second shows a band in decline.

I liked the lede on this one. My wife came up with the blog post headline. I was trying to think of something other than a variation of “Backstreet’s back… in court”

One of my best social media moments. My Tweet about #RejectedGrammyCategories made the Daily Rehash list. I’m there with the likes of John Fugelsang and Denny’s.

Toad the Wet Sprocket return with their first album since 1997.

Here’s my review of Depeche Mode’s concert at the Barclays Center during the recent “Delta Machine Tour.”

For a guy who refused to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for many years, John Fogerty sure is making up for lost time.

For a band that always loomed larger than life, “Celebration Day” was a fairly restrained and modest effort.