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  • Rift

    • 8 out of 10
    • Phish
    • This quasi-concept album (the only of its kind) from these Vermonters finally showcased their ability to convey a message with a studio album, whereas previously they only succeeded in doing so live.
  • Pretty Hate Machine

    • 8 out of 10
    • Nine Inch Nails
    • For years I wanted to make music that sounded like something between Love and Rockets and Ministry. In 1989, Trent Reznor beat me to it with this genre-defining album, and it smacked me upside the hea
  • Mezzanine

    • 6 out of 10
    • Massive Attack
    • "Black Milk" knocks me off my feet in this collection of moody and eclectic songs. Massive Attack uses samples and keyboards in a very unique way, but not all the songs pack the same punch.

  • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

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    • U2
    • U2's latest entry is a mostly underwhelming collection of songs that does very little to sound any different from its equally pedestrian predecessor, 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind." While

  • So Jealous

    • 8 out of 10
    • Tegan and Sara
    • So Jealous is the third album from these sisters, and easily the one to single out for an introduction to their music. Some people may not get on board with their vocal styles, which are slightly

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Independent Podcasts Holding Own Against Commercial Releases

Frank Barnako, writing for MarketWatch, on Friday reported that "by my count, 47 of the most subscribed or downloaded podcasts were produced by independents." He noted that while the iTunes Music Store's weekly podcast promoting new music and Al Franken's Air America radio show were number one and number two, Scott Shepard's "Inside Mac Radio" held the third slot. Near the bottom of the top 100 were such podcasts as "NY Yankee Pod" and "HawaiiUp."

Mr. Barnako also reported that "podcasts are beginning to generate support for advertisers." For example Citrix Online, which paid to have its GoToMeeting Web conferencing service promoted on one podcast, wants to expand its efforts after seeing good results. He quotes Bill Flitter of Pheedo Inc., a company that helps advertisers find new marketing opportunities such as blogs and podcasts, as saying: "You can really reach targeted audiences through this kind of micro-content."

The downside, of course, lies with the unpredictability of bloggers and podcast producers, who may not always write or say what an advertiser wants, but Mr. Flitter said that "advertisers are now coming to us and want to know how to buy space and time in blogs and RSS [feeds] and podcasts."

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