The 40 Best Albums of 2005
Confetti. As Rip Taylor once snorted, "Why freakin' not?"
By Spin Staff 12.31.05 4:00 AM
After all, we're celebrating the fact that music (like that of the Killers) once again made a turbulent year bearable. (Besides, Kanye West will throw a fit if we don't host a respectful fete.) West, along with genre expanders like M.I.A., helped make hip-hop fresh. Arcade Fire and Franz Ferdinand kept rock thoughtful and fun. R.
January 1995
Ethically pure grunge and cokehead Britpop prove that history is bunk half the time
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 12.23.05 4:00 AM
Whenever historians examine the past, they tend to put forth one of two points: They either want to show how things today are totally different, or they want to argue that things are pretty much the same.
Band of the Year: The Killers
What's all the Hot Fuss about? Leaving Las Vegas to take over the world, the new masters of dance rock land in New York for a heroes' welcome.
By Marc Spitz 12.23.05 4:00 AM
Grizzly Bear, 'Horn of Plenty + The Remixes' (Kanine)
By Douglas Wolk 12.13.05 4:00 AM
Diplo, 'FabricLive 24' (Fabric) Mylo, 'Destroy Rock and Roll' (Breastfed)
Superstar DJs, here we go....
By Will Hermes 12.07.05 4:00 AM
In the postboom electronica scene, there are two sorts of DJs: the purists who preach to the converted in a bleep-world bubble (German passports are often a tip-off); and the kind of people who, artistically speaking, want hos in every area code -- happy to wallow through all sorts of flotsam to find the groove, used or new, that'll blow the largest number of minds.
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Remy Ma, 'There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story' (SRC/Universal)
Scrappy rapper says she's a lady -- and has the balls to prove it.
By Julianne Shepherd 12.06.05 4:00 AM
