Lizzy Goodman

The early 2000s in New York City ushered in a new wave of rock bands that included The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and LCD Soundsystem.

Jack and Meg's 2000 album De Stijl is the kind of art you make for yourself, assured few will hear it. It was the last time they'd have that luxury, but they never forgot the lesson.

Music writer Lizzy Goodman gives her preliminary opinion of Kanye West's Yeezus and two other new releases.

Writer Lizzy Goodman shares three of her favorite new releases: Avalanche from the Danish electronic soul duo Quadron, Personal Record from the singer and songwriter Eleanor Friedberg...

In my line of work you hear about new bands every day. Maybe there's a cool new electronic duo coming out of Silverlake in L.A., or a lo-fi trio reinventing Motown from an illegal loft in Bushwick or an amazing heir to the Amy Winehouse throne emerging from ...

Karen O, the kinetic singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is notorious for her explosive and commanding on-stage performances. But as music writer Lizzy Goodman wrote in a new profile of the ba...

Music writer Lizzy Goodman joins us with three must-hear new releases in our weekly Pick Three.

R&B singer Erykah Badu was recently charged with disorderly conduct after stripping naked for her new music video. Elsewhere, rockers like Flaming Lips and Matt and Kim have recently decided to bare all, and several productions at the Metropolitan Opera have featured at least partial nudity. All of this comes ...

Today our Smackdown series enters dangerous territory with a debate over Bruce Springsteen, his new album, and his place in pop music. Phil Freeman of Metal Edge magazine and Lizzy Goodman of Blender magazine join us to spar over "Working on a Dream" and the legacy of the Boss.

From venerable acts such as Bruce Springsteen and U2 to whippersnappers like The Fray and Lily Allen, the coming months boast a slew of fresh releases from an array of pop and rock artists. Blender magazine’s Lizzy Goodman joins us for a preview.

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Seventeen years. Thirteen million dollars. One Axl Rose. This week, the once-mythical Guns 'n' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" finally sees the light of day. But was it worth the wait? In another Soundcheck Smackdown, Lizzy Goodman of Blender magazine and rock writer Sean Manning ("Rock and Roll Cage Match") square ...

For the past week, Soundcheck listeners have been voting on 10 innovative videos handpicked by Lizzy Goodman of Blender magazine – or nominating their own picks. Now, it's time to hear the results of democracy in action: Lizzy joins us again to unveil the winner of our Music Video Poll.

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When it launched in 1998, the video-countdown show "Total Request Live" was notable for the way it interacted with fans and drew A-list pop stars. Now, MTV is ending the show. Meanwhile, music videos are enjoying a golden age. J. Max Robins of the Paley Center for Media and Lizzy ...

In the first of a new series, Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music. Joining us is Lizzy Goodman of Blender magazine.

Our blog: Do the Billboard charts matter ...

Every year, popular and critical opinion somehow converge to settle on a "summer song." In 2007, it was Rihanna's "Umbrella." The year before, it was "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. The practice stretches back to the very dawn of pop radio. Yet defining the essence of a "summer song" is a ...

It's time to dump all those "best-of-the-year" lists in the recycle bin. Blender magazine editor at large Lizzy Goodman joins us to preview artists to watch in 2008.