Time-strapped but still looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day? Baffled by or unaware of the holiday? Though it is a relatively recent concept, it has been a catalyst for environmental actions and consciousness since its inception in 1970.
I feel warmly neutral about Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album, The Odd Couple. The album itself is good -- it's more consistent than 2006's St. Elsewhere, and it has the same genre-bending sound that propelled band members Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse into platinum territory the first time around.
So who's ready for the second coming? New Adventures in Hi-Fi came out a whopping 12 years ago. Until last Tuesday, it was R.E.M.'s last really good album.