Robert Christgau's Consumer Guide on MSN Music

Consumer Guide: July 2009

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Sonic Youth's "The Eternal," Mos Def's "The Ecstatic," Serengeti's "Dennehy," Moby's "Wait for Me" and More Get Nods; Pet Shop Boys, Cut Copy and More Receive Honorable Mentions; Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown" Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: June 2009

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Leonard Cohen's "Live in London," Doom's "Born Like This," Bob Dylan's "Together Through Life" and More Get Nods; PJ Harvey, Conor Oberst, Marnie Stern, Cursive and More Receive Honorable Mentions; Eminem's "Relapse" Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: May 2009

Sat, 1 May 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Art Brut's "Art Brut vs. Satan, Lady Sovereign's "Jigsaw," the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' It's Blitz!," Neil Young's "Fork in the Road" and More Get Nods; Mr. Lif, Neko Case, Flight of the Conchords, Lady GaGa and More Receive Honorable Mentions; Bat for Lashes' "Two Suns" Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: April 2009

Sun, 1 Apr 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Lily Allen, Amadou and Mariam, Marianne Faithfull and More Get Nods; M. Ward, the Prodigy, Leela James and more receive honorable mentions; Shearwater's "Rook" is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: March 2009

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Clipse, K'Naan and the Living Things Get Nods; Ludacris, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and More Receive Honorable Mentions; the Knux are Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Feb. 2009

Sat, 1 Feb 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Calle 13, Glasvegas, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails and More; Fall Out Boy's "Folie à Deux" is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Jan. 2009

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Taylor Swift, Kanye West, T-Pain and More; Beyoncé's 'I Am ... Sasha Fierce' is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Dec. 2008

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Buena Vista Social Club, GZA/Genius, T.I. Get Nods; Lucinda Williams, Ice Cube, Young Jeezy and More Receive an Honorable Mentions; Plies Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Nov. 2008

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:15:49 GMT

TV on the Radio Rate High; Iron and Wine Receive an Honorable Mention; Bon Iver Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Oct. 2008

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Taj Mahal, Jenny Lewis and More Get Nods, But Jeffrey Lewis Is Named Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: Sept. 2008

Fri, 1 Sep 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Black Kids, Conor Oberst, the Hold Steady and More; Natasha Bedingfield Is Dud of the Month

Consumer Guide: August 2008

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Nas Names Names (But Not His Album), K'naan (Whose Name You've Never Heard) and More

Consumer Guide: July 2008

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Lil Wayne Rules (But He's Also a Dud); Atmosphere, Al Green and More

Consumer Guide: June 2008

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Magnetic Fields, Santogold and Magnetic Fields Get Nods; Debut Album By Leona Lewis Is a Dud

Consumer Guide: May 2008

Wed, 1 May 2008 12:15:49 GMT

B-52's Are the Bomb, Drive-By Truckers Get the Nod; But Denver's DeVotchKa and the Black Crowes Are Duds

Consumer Guide: April 2008

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Kate Nash, Erykah Badu, Kathleen Edwards Make the Gradebut Snoop Dogg Gets "Dud of the Month."

Consumer Guide: March 2008

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Daft Punk, Lupe Fiasco and Lil Wayne Make the Grade; Shelby Lynne, Herbie Hancock and Willie Nelson Also Get Nods; Also in this month's column: "Look Directly Into the Sun: China Pop 2007," "Last of the Breed Vol. 1 & 2" (Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price), Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut, Wussy's "Left for Dead," Honorable Mention/Choice Cuts and Dud of the Month/More Duds.

Consumer Guide: Feb. 2008

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Mary J. Blige, Manu Chao and Jill Scott Make the Grade; Also in this month's column: Burial's "Untrue," The-Dream's "Love/Hate," The Go! Team's "Proof of Youth," Nellie McKay's "Obligatory Villagers," No Age's "Weirdo Rippers," Honorable Mention/Choice Cuts and Dud of the Month/More Duds.

Consumer Guide: Jan. 2008

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:15:49 GMT

Hail Hip-Hop! Ghostface Killah and Wu-Tang Clan, Soulja Boy and More

Consumer Guide: Dec. 2007

Thu, 1 Dec 2007 12:15:49 GMT

M.I.A., Gogol Bordello Rate Perfect

Consumer Guide: Nov. 2007

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Harry, Against Me! Get Nods

Consumer Guide: Oct. 2007

Sat, 1 Oct 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Kanye Graduates With an A-Minus But 50 Cent's a Dud

Consumer Guide: Sept. 2007

Sat, 1 Sep 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Common, Fountains of Wayne, Bright Eyes Make the Dean's List

Consumer Guide: Aug. 2007

Sun, 1 Aug 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Lucinda's 'West,' Pretty Ricky (Dud of the Month) and Much More

Consumer Guide: July 2007

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Miranda Lambert's 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' Big & Rich (Dud of the Month) and Much More

Consumer Guide: June 2007

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Nine Inch Nails 'Year Zero,' Wilco's 'Sky Blue Sky' and much more

Consumer Guide: April 2007

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Beck's 'The Information,' Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible,' Nas's 'Hip Hop Is Dead' and much more

Consumer Guide: Feb. 2007

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:15:49 GMT

Beyonce's 'B'Day,' Lily Allen's 'Alright, Still,' TV on the Radio's 'Return to Cookie Mountain' and much more

Consumer Guide: Dec. 2006

Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:15:49 GMT

Bob Dylan's 'Modern Times' (with an extremely rare A plus), the Who's 'Endless Wire' (with the unhappy name 'Dud of the Month') and much more