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The Best of John Prine on CD (Uncut, 11/05)

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Great Make-Or-Break Albums (Uncut, 11/05)

In its Nov. 2005 issue, Uncut magazine features the albums that turned around the careers of some of music's most legendary acts. They are: 1. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run; 2. Bob Dylan - Freewheelin' Bob Dylan; 3. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis; 4. The Who - Tommy; 5. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish; 6. Wilco - Yankee Foxtrot Hotel. Click Here For Playlist

Songs That Can Transport You (NY Times, 2005)

1. Lake Charles - Lucinda Williams
2. Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen
3. 8 Ball - N.W.A.
4. To Live and Die in L.A - Tupac *
5. Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street - Eazy-E *
6. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
7. Harajuku Girls - Gwen Stefani
* = not in Rhapsody
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Playlist: Animal Collective (NY Times, 10/2/2005)

1. Storsveit Nix Noltes - Orchids of Hawaii (Nix Noltes Big Band) - Icelanders playing traditional Greek and Bulgarian dance music
2. Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue (Echo) - produced by Matthew Herbert; Roisin was in Moloko
3. Octis - Ocrilim (Troublemand Unlimited)/Orthrelm - OV (Ipecac) - Mick Barr side projects
4. Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City)
5. Pep Laguarda and Tapineria - "Brossa D'Ahir" - Spanish folk-rock group from the '70s
6. Black Dice - Snarly Yow

Hot L.A. Hairstylist Playlist (Vanity Fair, 09/05)

Cervando Maldonado Playlist:
1. Love Love Love - Glass Cnady & the Shattered Theatre *
2. Relax - Dandy Warhols *
3. Nowhere Girl - B-Movie
4. Fade To Grey - Visage
5. Shelter Your Needs - Juliette And The Licks
6. Stigmata Martyr - Bauhaus
7. Femme Fatale - Velvet Underground
8. Nasty Girl - Vanity 6 *
9. Still In Love Song - The Stills
10. Michael - Franz Ferdinand
11. Shake It Up - The Cars
12. 10 Dollar - M.I.A.
*=not in Rhapsody

Mojo's 100 Greatest Dylan Songs

Mojo's 100 Greatest Dylan Songs: "Rhapsody has 'em all. My favorite is 'The Ballad of Hollis Brown'"

4-Star Albums (Mojo 11/05)

Includes Franz Ferdinand, Gang of Four, Animal Collective and Grandaddy Click Here to Hear the Full Albums