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2008 Stories by Cristina Black

• Jenny Lewis, Now With More Elvis Costello

  published September 23, 2008

  At this point, it's pretty hard to make music about the tension between sin and redemption without sounding hokey. That whole church thing had... More >>

• Manhattan: Not Over Yet

  published July 16, 2008

  Around this time last year, we all panicked over the state of the NYC music-venue scene: Tonic is over! CBGB is over! Live Nation is taking... More >>

• The Morning 40 Federation's 40 Ounces, Nine Lives

  published July 2, 2008

  "How does the record sound?" Ryan Scully asks over the phone. But the hoarse musician can barely hear my response above the din at BJ's, the... More >>

• Nick Cave: Still Venting

  published April 8, 2008

  Nick Cave looks a little embarrassed. He's onstage at the Plug Independent Music Awards, held early last month at Terminal 5, holding an... More >>

• She & Him's Volume One

  published March 25, 2008

  Uggghhh. That's the natural verbal reaction upon news of another movie star indulging in a pop-music project, a reflex instilled in us... More >>