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2005 Stories by Dylan Hicks

• Twenty Damn Records That Can Make You... Break Down and Cryyyyy. Or Dance or whatever.

  published December 14, 2005

  One man's journey through 2005's best recorded music. More >>

• Bohemian Travesty

  published November 23, 2005

  Something's wrong with 'Rent'--and it's not just the awful songs. More >>

• Take Us to Your Hugest Arena and Fill Us up with Beer

  published November 23, 2005

  Fourteen ways of looking at a Big & Rich album. More >>

• Our Dinner About Huang Yong Ping

  published November 16, 2005

  Walker show inspires chat about scary bugs and nature of reality. More >>

• Toby Keith, "Honkytonk U"

  published October 26, 2005

  With the far right in a bit of a slump, the time is ripe for pacifist country fans to make peace with superpatriot Toby Keith, an occasionally... More >>

• Vanity Fare

  published October 19, 2005

  Oscar awaits an actor's immodest portrayal of the immodest Capote. More >>

• Fall Arts Introduction

  published September 14, 2005

  "The four seasons are meant to correspond to the four principal literary genres," writes Martin Amis in The Information. "That is to say,... More >>

• Various Artists: Can You Jack? Chicago Acid and Experimental House 1985-1995

  published August 31, 2005

  Various Artists Can You Jack? Chicago Acid and Experimental House 1985-1995 Soul Jazz... More >>

• Doug Little at the Artists' Quarter

  published August 31, 2005

  Tango romances and drum solos a striking mechanic would love at the AQ. More >>

• Big Quarters: Change is Gonna Come

  published August 24, 2005

  Yesterday they were fending off racial taunts in small-town Minnesota. Tomorrow they could be hip-hop heroes. More >>

• Bop Lives!

  published August 24, 2005

  A recently discovered concert recording finds Bird and Diz at their peaks. More >>

• Start Your Reggaetón Collection Today, Be Popular Tomorrow

  published August 17, 2005

  A quick primer on Puerto Rico's hip-hop/dancehall hybrid. More >>

• Home of the Free and the Brave

  published August 3, 2005

  Avant-garde epics, chamber jazz, and Streisand covers from David S. Ware and William Parker. More >>

• Acid House Kings: Sing Along with the Acid House Kings

  published August 3, 2005

  Acid House Kings Sing Along with the Acid House Kings Twentyseven Records  The Cardigans... More >>

• Rebirth Of The Crunk

  published July 20, 2005

  'Hustle & Flow' gives props to a pimp's upbeat rap. More >>

• Ad Rock

  published July 13, 2005

  Failed frozen-waffle jingle leads to year's best 51-song album. More >>

• In Da Club: Twin Cities Steppers Association

  published July 13, 2005

  Steppin' in the name of love at the Zuhrah Shrine ballroom. More >>

• R. Kelly: TP.3 Reloaded

  published July 13, 2005

  R. Kelly TP.3 Reloaded Jive/Zomba  I was more than a little conflicted about how hard I... More >>

• Will Smith, "Switch"; Brad Paisley, "Alcohol"

  published July 6, 2005

  I'd be totally cool with Will Smith if he weren't so bland and smug and humorless and if I were 11. True, I sure enjoyed "Parents Just Don't... More >>

• Mike Jones: Who Is Mike Jones?

  published June 1, 2005

  Mike Jones Who Is Mike Jones? Swishahouse/Warner Bros.  Dylan Hicks! My record review!... More >>

• “The El Burro Song” by Los Super 7

  published May 25, 2005

  Mavericks singer Raul Malo and indie eclectics Calexico team up on nuevo mariachi song for blotto girlfriend. More >>

• Painting Outside the Lines

  published May 18, 2005

  Jason Moran uses the Walker's collection to dice up the jazz concert. More >>

• "Play the Hits," Hal (from Hal, Rough Trade)

  published May 18, 2005

  Sweet-voiced Irish guys dream of stardom, American reviewer cheers from sidelines. More >>

• Go Gentle Into That Good Night

  published May 11, 2005

  Feist's 'Let It Die' is make-out music for the whole family. More >>

• The Ornette Coleman Ten-Pack

  published April 20, 2005

  A quick trip through the catalog of a jazz master. More >>