What of this much buzzed-about cover of Radiohead’s “Just” (mp3) by current DJ of the moment Mark Ronson? What about it has inspired it’s everywhere-ness all of a sudden? Is it the fact that it comes from a hip NY DJ? Or that it attempts to wildly reinterpret a song by a band widely regarded [...]

(This is the third installment of marathonpacks’ Top 50 of the 90s list. To see #50-41, click here. To see #40-31, click here. The fourth installment, #20-11, will be posted Wednesday.)

30. PJ Harvey-To Bring You My Love (Island, 1995)
The slowly building, primordial guitars of opening track “To Bring You My Love” provide the perfect initiation [...]

After a week-long respite in the Florida sun, I’m back, with a list inspired by my pal Irving of the 10 best singles so far this year. As I compiled it, I noticed that my ideal top ten is replete with up-tempo, danceable numbers–my ideal, parallel-universe Billboard chart.
1. The Decemberists “16 Military Wives“–At a typically [...]