Missy Elliott, 'This Is Not a Test' (Goldmind/Elektra)
Missy Elliott gets her freak on with tears in her eyes.
By Alex Pappademas 12.18.03 4:00 AM
At the risk of shouting "Lauryn Hill" in a crowded theater: Is Missy Elliott okay?
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Saves the Day, 'In Reverie' (Vagrant/Dreamworks)
Emo dudes hurt so good.
By Jon Caramanica 12.17.03 4:00 AM
Chris Conley will be the pain. “All you want from me is a broken heart and a mouth full of blood,” the Saves the Day frontguy sang on 2001’s Stay What You Are. What’s a little hemoglobin between fraught friends?
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Erase Errata, 'At Crystal Palace' (Troubleman Unlimited)
West Coast noiseniks rub out the rules.
By Joe Gross 12.17.03 4:00 AM
As no-wave patron saint Lydia Lunch said of her hellacious late-’70s outfit Teenage Jesus and the Jerks: “I just wanted to destroy rock’n’roll, but who doesn’t?” Too bad, Lyd; no wave was destined to become another cranky rock subgenre -- which doesn’t mean it still can’t sound totally badass.
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Soap Opera of the Year: Fred Durst Acts Up
2003 was a banner year for Fred Durst for all the wrong reasons: a
By G. Beato 12.15.03 4:00 AM
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