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Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of LL Cool J (Part Two)

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of LL Cool J (Part Two)

Part two of our look at LL Cool J’s discography wonders whether he should’ve quit while he was ahead.

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of LL Cool J (Part One)

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of LL Cool J (Part One)

This Note for Note retrospective of LL Cool J’s career is HARD. AS. HELL.

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode, Part Two

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode, Part Two

Part Two of our look at Depeche Mode’s illustrious catalog.

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode (Part One)

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode (Part One)

Take a trip with us through the discography of the one, the only, Depeche Mode.

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of New Order

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of New Order

Following the death of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division decided to embark on an entirely new project, although it would take some time for the group to find its own voice. Formed in 1980, New Order augmented the trio of Sumner (guitar, vocals), Hook (bass), and Morris with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert (Morris’ then-girlfriend and now-wife).  The band went on to have a fairly prolific career, although the stream of releases slowed significantly by the mid- 1990s, partially [...]

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Joy Division

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Joy Division

The Popblerd staff gives an overview of Joy Division’s discography.

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Boyz II Men (Part Two)

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Boyz II Men (Part Two)

Part Two of our look through the discography of the best selling R&B group in history. Get your cry on with Boyz II Men!

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Boyz II Men (Part One)

Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Boyz II Men (Part One)

Get your harmony vocals tightened up and ready to go–we’re taking a look at the discography of Boyz II Men in a 2-part series.

A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part Three: Post-Millennium, from Electronica to Rock God Again)

A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part Three: Post-Millennium, from Electronica to Rock God Again)

Part 3 of our look at Bob Mould’s career examines the twists and turns he took over the last decade, including forays into electronica and a return to rock.

Note for Note: A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part Two: Going Solo, Sugar and the 1990s)

Note for Note: A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part Two: Going Solo, Sugar and the 1990s)

In part 2 of our look at the career of Bob Mould, we examine his output in the ’90s, from his early solo work to the short-lived greatness of his band Sugar.

A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part One: The Husker Du Years)

A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part One: The Husker Du Years)

In this edition of Note for Note, we take a look at the music Bob Mould made throughout his storied career, starting with the Husker Du years.

A Guide to the Discography of Janet Jackson, Part Two (The Fall)

A Guide to the Discography of Janet Jackson, Part Two (The Fall)

What goes up must come down, and in the second half of our Note for Note column, we investigate the last decade and a half of Janet Jackson’s career.