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Rob Zombie at the LC Pavilion

Veteran rocker brings entertaining show to Columbus

'Kid A,' 'Elephant' and 38 other reasons why the 2000s were a good decade for music

Best albums of the decade

From Bon Iver to Spoon to M.I.A.: Metromix picks our 40 top albums of the '00s

New music: in stores and online

Reviews of the latest from Rihanna, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga

Beauties and beasts, united through the awesome power of rock

She's hot, he's not: 10 mismatched rock couples

Kat/Nikki and nine other beauty/beast pairs

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Styx and REO Speedwagon at Nationwide Arena

Classic '70s rock acts touring together

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The Buzz From Readers Like You

redhotfeet commented on Rihanna, 'Rated R'

I love the new album I give it a 5 .

Cyd commented on Bill and Tom Kaulitz (Tokio Hotel)

Wow, that was incredibly insightful. Great mention for the band.

Cyd commented on The Sounds concert photos

The Sounds are amazing! I couldn't get to the couple of shows they just did here. Glad to hear they plan to come back in the fall.

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Electric Six go in for the 'Kill'

Talking meat, stocks and "Gay Bar" with Detroit's disco-rock mad men

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Philo fighting against bland modern sound

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

Rihanna, 'Rated R' 1

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Rihanna goes hard—edge up, hooks down

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies' 1

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

The 'X Factor' winner tries her best to top 'Bleeding Love'

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz 1: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

The Raveonettes talk new album and tour: The Danish rock duo chats with Metromix at a recent gig

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MORE Music NEWS

Rod Stewart realizes a dream recording with Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder on new 'Soulbook': LOS ANGELES (AP) Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, "Soulbook," he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in...

British singing star Leona Lewis makes full-length live concert debut in hometown: LONDON (AP) British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew...

Music Review: Ryan Leslie's sophomore CD is enjoyable, but too generic: Ryan Leslie, "Transition" (Universal Motown) Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The...

Country legend wants 'country' title back, thinks pop-country stars have 'stolen our identity': NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years. When asked about what he thought about music by today's top...

Music Review: On 'Play On," Underwood shows maturation and growth for a top-notch third album: Carrie Underwood, "Play On" (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville) Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, "Cowboy Casanova," a put-down of a playboy that slyly...

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