If full-length albums are dead, why do so many people still want them?

Cover Story By Brent Burton

Is hip-hop growing up or having its Yacht Rock moment?

Cover Story By David Dunlap Jr.

Let's Go to the Tape

How to reel in listeners in the digital age.

Cover Story By Casey Rae-Hunter

Our explication of the year's most inexplicable music videos.

Arts By Ted Scheinman, Mike Riggs

Labels cut back in 2008, but that's only good news for mainstream hip-hop.

Cover Story By Ben Westhoff

One Track Mind: Our 2008 Playlist

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I throw a a monthly alt-gay dance party called MIXTAPE and, just like Fatback, we started at Dahlak. We threw four parties there last year before...
Jan. 11, 2009, at 10:23 am

In Record Time
If full-length albums are dead, why do so many people still want them?
By Brent Burton
A Rap Old Age
Is hip-hop growing up or having its Yacht Rock moment?
By David Dunlap Jr.
Bargain Binge
Labels cut back in 2008, but that's only good news for mainstream hip-hop.
By Ben Westhoff
Let's Go to the Tape
How to reel in listeners in the digital age.
By Casey Rae-Hunter
Beats Working
Local DJs on why D.C.'s dance scene flourished in 2008
By Cole Goins
Decks Support
For those putting their turntables to good use, local vinyl retailers reveal their bestselling LPs of the year.
By Don Carr
Goin' Viral
A close reading of the year's most...distinctive music videos
By Ted Scheinman & Mike Riggs
Top Ten Albums of 2008
By City Paper Staff

Jazz 2008: The Outliers
I’m keenly aware that my Top Ten for the year included very little in the way of the avant-garde in jazz. What can I say? My favorites were my...
Dec. 31, 2008, at 3:24 pm
Music 2008: Chitlin’ Circuit Soul, Rap, R&B, Latin Pop, African and Indie
I discovered my rap, R&B, and chitlin’ circuit soul favorites via that old-fashioned medium, the radio, while finding my Spanish language,...
Dec. 29, 2008, at 1:28 pm

Goin' Viral

In the era of free downloads, has the pop star been relegated to the sphere of the YouTube phenom?

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D.C. Dish Hall of Fame

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