And Now, a Less Informed Opinion
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Velvet Revolver, 'Contraband' (RCA)
Velvet Revolver
Contraband
RCA
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Wilco, 'A Ghost Is Born' (Nonesuch)
Wilco ringleader Jeff Tweedy is famous for spinning rural Americana into dreamy art rock, and for turning record-label wrangling into critical gold. And now, after packing himself off to rehab in March, he’s also famous for getting hooked on pills. So maybe Wilco’s fifth album, A Ghost Is Born, should be taken with a grain of salt and a couple of Vicodin.
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Sonic Youth, 'Sonic Nurse' (Geffen)
In an April New York Times Op-Ed piece, Sonic Youth singer-guitarist Thurston Moore remembered the heady days of the early-’90s alt-rock boom, when his friend Kurt Cobain was forced to negotiate that classic cultural-artistic quandary: how to handle big-league success and still come out smelling like teen spirit.
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Scavenger Haunt: Wilco Fumble for Beauty
A Ghost Is Born
Nonesuch



