Jazz Artist Of The Year
March, 2007
Hey, postpunkers: Stick around long enough and you'll be the world's biggest rock band. It worked for U2, which flirts with irrelevance but rocks your nuts off every time. With Stadium Arcadium, the Peppers reach the same plane.It was a wide-open year for hip-hop: many big releases, little critical consensus. That's where you come in. Busta's The Big Bang was an overwhelming reader favorite. Sometimes the best move is to be yourself—your crazy-ass self.Some of the best ensemble playing in years...
