Song: Ghostface X-Mas Album: Ghostdeini the Great Artist: Ghostface Killah Selected by: Sam ChennaultDate: December 16, 2008 Ghostface tries to play it fairly straight on this Christmas song -- he samples “Carol of the Bells,� doesn’t curse and refrains from the bloody street vignettes that ha...

Song: Girl of My Dreams Album: Gold New Wave Artist: Bram Tchaikovsky Selected by: Linda RyanDate: December 15, 2008 One of the long forgotten new wave/pub rock gems of the late '70s, "Girl of My Dreams" is a song about an obsessive love affair between a man and his blow up doll. Check...

Song: Fantasy Album: #1s Artist: Mariah Carey Selected by: Sam ChennaultDate: December 9, 2008 When Mariah Carey -- the singer -- threatened legal action against Mary Carey -- the porn star -- over their similar-sounding stage name, the singer feared that fans could get the two stars confused. Which...

  Song: The Truth Will Set You Free Album: Back to Now Artist: LaBelle Selected by: Sarah BardeenDate: November 25, 2008 Patti Labelle and the ladies (circa "Lady Marmalade") returned to the recording studio this year for the first time in three decades and released an album of pure ...

F*ck*d Up w/ Ezra Koenig, "Someone's Gonna Die Tonight" and "Parents" We've got more video from the 12-hour F*ck*d Up show from this past October. In the above video, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig performs "Someone's Gonna Die Tonight" by the legendary O...

In the latest installment of John Norris Interviews... our intrepid reporter ventures to the far off lands of Brooklyn to talk to the reverb-punk gals in Vivian Girls. John talks to the trio about the scarce availability of their early recordings, the facts and fictions of being in an all-gal band a...

Song:  Gotta Be Somebody Album:  Gotta Be Somebody Artist:   Nickelback Selected by: Nate CavalieriDate: November 18, 2008 When Chad Kroeger's gutteral, testosterone-soaked man-yowl rips through the opening moments of the new Nickelback single, it's the aural equivalent of that split ...

Welcome to the November 2008 version of Dig This! Every month, Rhapsody’s editorial staff will introduce you to a few artists you may not know, give you a chance to check out their music, and present them in their own words -- watch this space for upcoming features on the individual artists. Oh, a...

Song: Bunny Boots Album: The Ruiner Artist: Made Out of Babies Selected by: Jen Guyre Date: July 21, 2008 Brooklyn's female-fronted, punk-infused doom-metal outfit Made Out of Babies are making waves with their complex third full-length, The Ruiner. Vocalist Julie Christmas’ maniacal delivery make...

by Lauren Tabak Arkansas Heat saved my life. My most miserable summer ever happened back in 2002 in a place called Tempe, Arizona. It was hot. We were bored and isolated. Dancing in our underwear in the un-airconditioned apartment we called “it� and “there� but never “home,� screaming al...