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41. Listen Up

    Wu-Tang Clan

    8 Diagrams
    (Motown/Universal)

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Wu-Tang Clan's fifth album comes at a time of strife within the group. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have laid into Wu ringleader and beat maker RZA for the album's creative...

42. Listen Up

    Nappy Brown

    Long Time Coming
    (Blind Pig)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: December 13, 2007

    In the 1950s, along with Ray Charles, singer Napoleon "Nappy" Brown was one of the transitional performers between blues and rhythm & blues (the latter in the '60s...

43. Listen Up

    The Eagles

    Long Road Out of Eden
    (Eagles Recording Co./Universal Music Group)

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Eagles Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit may all love music, but they don't make it collectively unless there's a mammoth payday involved. Maybe that's...

44. Live Wire

    A Wilhelm Scream

    By Chris Parker

    Published: December 13, 2007

    A cross between the melodic punk of Lawrence Arms and the churning hardcore of Rise Against, AWS combine a high quotient of both heft and hooks. Original drummer Nicholas...

45. Live Wire

    Junkie XL

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Dutch DJ Tom Holkenborg, better known as Junkie XL or JXL, provides the equivalent of an audio aphrodisiac with his latest album, Booming Back at You, a collection of...

46. Needle Exchange

    Mike Montoya & mig50

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Conjuring up a cool-sounding name for your record-spinning gig ain't the easiest thing. It's gotta be catchy and clever enough to draw in the hipsters, without seeming too...

47. Turntable

    Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

    Who's spinning what, where and when

    Published: December 13, 2007

    THURSDAY 13 27th Avenue Bar & Grill: DJ Turtlewaxxx (hip-hop, old school, Latin groove) Axis/Radius: Crystal Thursdays Ladies Night (Top 40, rock, dance) Baja Tilly's:...

48. Cafe

    Creature Comforts

    By Michele Laudig

    Published: December 13, 2007

    I was surprised to hear our brown-eyed, soft-spoken waiter raise his voice, sounding highly annoyed. "Hey, we could open the window and let it go out," he said sternly to the...

49. Film

    Legend Has It

    That old "last man on earth" setup? It really works

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: December 13, 2007

    There are two momentous performances in the Darwinian horror fable I Am Legend. One is by the movie's star, Will Smith — but more about him in a minute. The other is by...

50. Film

    Knocked Up

    Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Juno marks the second film for director Jason Reitman and the first for screenwriter Diablo Cody, author of the Pussy Ranch blog, which has very little to do with baby kittens....

51. Surreal Estate

    Trite Christmas

    Our design columnist wouldn't have it any other way

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: December 13, 2007

    I've made a career out of carping about what an unsightly city we live in, and bitching about our hellish, nine-month-long summers has become my avocation. But in December, I...

52. Art

    Mixed Up

    Moderne of the Native

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: December 13, 2007

    In his final exhibition for the Heard Museum, curator Joe Baker asked a group of artists to deconstruct their modern American identity, specifically, their mixed heritage....

53. Art Scene

    Current Shows, Exhibitions, and Installations

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: December 13, 2007

    "Speechless" at Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art: Maybe it's our monogamous nature, but people love to pair things up. Chips and salsa, peanut butter and chocolate, shoes and socks...

54. Game On

    Almost Famous

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band

    By Chris Ward

    Published: December 13, 2007

    At a Guitar Hero tournament a few months back, one kid complained to me that Expert Mode is "too easy." Then he demonstrated the game's secret Hyper Speed mode. My pupils...

55. DVDish

    Killer Climax

    By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper

    Published: December 13, 2007

    The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) The final installment in the Bourne-again trilogy is the one in which the CIA assassin's true identity is revealed. It's the origin story in...

56. What Else Is New?

    New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

    Published: December 13, 2007

    Beverly Hills 90210: The Third Season (Paramount) Big Love: The Complete Second Season (HBO) Born Killers (Lionsgate) The Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series Collector's...