Liz Belsky • Here’s a look at eight pop stars who bear a striking resemblance to their “Deep House Dish” prototypes.

Amy R • She’s the girl who would have beaten up Liz Phair at summer camp.

Amanda • Bloom features a couple of tracks that go beyond the usual remix.

Michelle • For a rocking good time, put “Smoking Banana Peels” on repeat and scream along at the top of your lungs.

Amanda • M!ssundaztood is less annoying to listen to than it is to type.

Tom • Why he always goes back to Daft Punk, Frank Sinatra, Public Enemy, Guns N Roses and Duran Duran.

Jessica • With a collection that spans the full length of her rich career in hand, everyone has a chance to brag about their Tori IQ.

Amanda • Mandy Moore gives good Coverage.

Melynee • Janet is for older girls (and boys).

P. E. Nelson • Kish Kash is a Basement Jaxx smoothie.

Jessica • Why she goes back to Cocteau Twins, Juliana Hatfield, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sonic Youth and Arcade Fire.

Courtney • FNL was amazing and emotionally tuned-in, but the first season music was so horribly off the mark that I found it distracting.

Jessica • Get the dirt on your new favorite band.

Melynee • But can Robbie Williams make it in America?

Becka • The sophomore album should help them claim their rightful position in the punk-pop court.

Courtney • Why she always goes back to Otis Redding, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Weezer and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Amanda • The Dixie Chicks skate the edge of sugary fluff with Home.

Amanda • Indigo Girls. Live from Berkeley, Ca. Sometimes it’s about the music.

Amanda • “Not everything is supposed to come true,” says the chorus. And that, right there, is why even adults are watching these so-called teen shows on The N.

Jessica • Looking for a present for someone who is head over heels in love with music? We’ve got ideas!

Danielle • Sassy songstress Esthero tears it up with man’s best friend at The Independent in San Francisco.

Amanda • When you’re talking about the Indigo Girls, every song is a poem

P. E. Nelson • 70s R&B, 80s electro-pop, reggae rock anthems and power ballads.

P. E. Nelson • Bubba Sparxxx works hip-hop/bluegrass/country fusion.

Amy • Turn back the clock to 1989

Michelle • Yes, I like it; no, you may not mock me.

Amy • Breaking down the prettyboy rapper

Amy • Ok Go is a pop-rockin’ collection of snark and dejectedness.

Amanda • Time has changed Natalie Maines, but the Chicks still rule.

Amanda • I heart Toad the Wet Sprocket. When you’re young and depressed, and writing the lyrics to The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” over and over again in your diary, there’s nothing better than more sad music full of longing.