Archives - Jason Silverstein
Vampire Weekend plows through greatest hits at Armory
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Sounds of summer: reviewing the season’s big releases
“The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire: Nostalgia for suburban ennui and simplicity is kid’s stuff compared to the loftier themes Arcade…
Culture
Volume Two' a treasure
If you happen to be a music nerd, an avid nostalgic and a straight male, it's getting kind of impossible…
Pearl Jam's 'Backspacer' starts strong but has a sappy finish
Pearl Jam may never achieve the same level of romantic fanaticism as a lot of their early '90s contemporaries, but…