A kinder, gentler Ryan Adams

Ace rapper/producer shows off his soundscapes

Strong across-the-board selection of soul classics

Lou live'n'loose, on CD for first time

Crime, family, and De Niro; a quiet beauty

In an ideal world, Blondie would have existed only on video. The golden Deborah, adored by the camera, would now live forever as a shimmering punk siren, blessed with a voice of both honey and crystalline clarity. Harry fronts Blondie at their 1983 farewell concert in Toronto uncomfortably, inelegantly, and sings without any of the vitality of the sassy little Kittens whose success has prompted this release.

Clint Eastwood's classic final word on the western genre

Beguiling country/folk-pop debut

Intriguing remake of classic Bob Dylan break-up album from female perspective

Covers album finds "One Of Us"hit-maker moving into Bonnie Raitt territory