Email Author Anthony Miccio

2006 Stories by Anthony Miccio

• Dixie Chicks

  published April 27, 2006

  With the president's popularity slipping to uncharted nadirs, the time was finally right for the Dixie Chicks to charge in with an unforgiving,... More >>

• LL Cool J

  published April 20, 2006

  "My twelfth album launch! Now everything is carte blanche!" trumpets the Rod Stewart of rap at the launch of his Todd Smith. The single... More >>

• Flaming Lips

  published April 20, 2006

  This track is brisker than the Yoshimi singles — closer to the spazzy sound of Hit to Death in the Future Head from 1992.... More >>

• Doors vs. Blondie

  published April 20, 2006

  One downside of the mashup is the way it can conflate diametrically opposed musical eras into a glop of mere nostalgia: the Jive Bunny effect.... More >>

• DMX

  published April 20, 2006

  It's been only two years since DMX's album Grand Champ, 24 months spent dealing with personal and criminal issues that would cripple a... More >>

• Vines

  published April 13, 2006

  You wouldn't guess from listening to Vision Valley that the Vines have been suffering through turbulent times since their 2004 flop,... More >>

• Ray Davies

  published March 30, 2006

  Ray Davies's first solo album and first new studio album since the Kinks' Phobia from 1993 might seem like cause for celebration,... More >>

• Shakira

  published March 30, 2006

  Wyclef Jean's presence is rather gratuitous in this infectious if twerpy (watch out for that ringtone trumpet) ode to the honesty of Shakira's... More >>

• Pink

  published March 2, 2006

  It is depressing that all Pink has to do to be refreshing is say, "I'm not a bimbo." But though it would be nice if she didn't have to prance... More >>

• Prince

  published March 2, 2006

  This could be an outtake from Parade or Sign o' the Times, but thanks to Timbaland and countless other R&B producers, the compressed... More >>

• Aly & AJ

  published March 2, 2006

  They're on Disney-owned Hollywood which explains why this earnest sugar rush is more Hilary & Haylie than Tegan & Sara, but the strength of their... More >>

• Foo Fighters

  published February 23, 2006

  In this latest episode of Dave Grohl's Love Life, Dave begs you to make him a better person, to force him to become a better lover. He's been... More >>

• Dem Franchise Boyz

  published February 23, 2006

  The "Laffy Taffy" minimalism isn't novel anymore (novel isn't really Jermaine Dupri's thing), but it still swings. And when the vocal energy rises... More >>

• Arctic Monkeys

  published February 16, 2006

  Arctic Monkeys, who have conquered the British charts with their debut singles and album, can be seen as the Stone Temple Pilots to Franz... More >>

• The All-American Rejects

  published February 9, 2006

  The video shoves Tyson Ritter's earnestness in your face, but on the radio, the catchy, swelling thunder of the band keeps you from having to... More >>

• Pussycat Dolls

  published February 9, 2006

  If your problem with "My Humps" is the lexicon, you might prefer this ode to bleep, which even features BEP's More >>

• East River Pipe

  published February 2, 2006

  F.M. Cornog, a.k.a. East River Pipe, abolishes indie rock clichés by approaching them head-on. He writes coherent lyrics and refuses to make... More >>

• T-Pain featuring Mike Jones

  published February 2, 2006

  T-Pain wants to know what love is, and he wants you to show him, preferably ass first. Mike Jones wants it too, so let's hope you're down with a... More >>

• Juvenile

  published February 2, 2006

  A prequel to "Slow Motion," "Rodeo" features winding and grinding on the dance floor rather than in bed. Because it's not actually being rapped... More >>

• Black Eyed Peas featuring Cee-Lo, Talib Kweli, John Legend, and Q-Tip

  published January 19, 2006

  Just when you thought "My Humps" broke the undie-rap Geneva Convention, the Peas have taken Cee-Lo, Talib, and Q-Tip hostage, with Taboo... More >>

• Relient K

  published January 19, 2006

  Instead of writing not-subtle-enough puff-punk love letters to their creator of choice, the Christian undercover agents of Relient K are now... More >>

• Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent

  published January 12, 2006

  With 50's opening verse, "G-g-g-G-Unit!" sample, sung chorus, and distractingly addictive backing track, seminal Queens Bridge group Mobb Deep's... More >>