The reeducation of Lauryn Hill By Rodd McLeod
The hip-hop songstress says she wrote and produced her multiplatinum album. A lawsuit contends that's not the whole truth. Behind the case is a bigger question: What is a pop song, anyway? (05/10/00)

Olympian heroes By Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek
Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek discuss the new album from Sleater-Kinney, the band that wants to take over the freaking world. (05/09/00)

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury ... By Ira Robbins
There stands before you a murderer -- the band that killed rock 'n' roll. (04/10/00)

Did Lester Bangs die in vain? By Ira Robbins
Jim DeRogatis' solid new biography argues that "America's greatest rock critic" spawned a generation of self-absorbed hacks -- and a neutered music press that wouldn't have a place for him anymore. (04/04/00)

Who sold out electronic music? By Michelle Goldberg
Did a Rhino rave compilation kill the subculture? Sure, except that it was never a subculture to begin with. (03/14/00)

Sophisticated skank By Gary Kamiya
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker return with the first new Steely Dan album in 20 years. (03/14/00)

Inside Out By Andy Battaglia
Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan talks about his downtown jazz, boho marriage and stately new record. (02/29/00)

The pink scare By Michael Zilberman
Slightly neurotic Russian superstar Zemfira is Elvis, the Sex Pistols and Courtney Love rolled into one. (02/29/00)

Welcome to the Machine By Carlene Bauer
The women behind "The Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records" take up a new battle to save the indies. (02/15/00)

A jazz singer's story By Angela Starita
Teri Thornton went from the "greatest voice since Ella Fitzgerald" to a nobody and back. When will she get her own VH1 special? (02/01/00)

Put your cat clothes on By Stephanie Zacharek
Between the Beatles' flashy suits and Madonna's damn-the-torpedoes bustier, "Rock Style" examines the finest frippery in music. (01/12/00)

Ghetto trippin' By Eric Boehlert
The obituaries called Curtis Mayfield a major influence on hip-hop. Too bad his followers didn't learn a thing. (01/07/00)

Singles going steady By Charles Taylor
From "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to "Rebel Girl," 10 songs that changed my decade. (01/03/00)

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