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WEEK ENDING May 15
1. Dave Matthews Band "Funny the Way it Is"
2. Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
3. Coldplay – "Life in Technicolor"
4. Snow Patrol "Crack the Shutters"
5. U2 "Magnificent"
6. Green Day – "Know Your Enemy"
7. Tori Amos "Welcome to England"
8. Mat Kearney "Closer to Love"
9. James Morrison "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"
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From the May 2009 Issue
You Oughta Be in Pictures
Film and TV have overshadowed radio as the dominant formats for breaking an artist. We hear from artists reaping the benefits.
Depeche Mode
Co-founders Dave Gahan and Martin Gore reflect on nearly 30 years as a band as well as their individual writing processes.
 
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready
An amazing career began in an attic alongside fellow guitar-slinger Stone Gossard.
Booker T. Jones
The M.G.'s keyboardist saddles up for a new album with Neil Young and the Drive-By Truckers.
Mitchell Froom
This producer takes a solid groove and the character of a band over surgical perfection any day.
Chip Taylor
This tunesmith is responsible for both a garage-rock standard ("Wild Thing") and pop heartbreaker ("Angel of the Morning").
Ashley Cleveland Full Article
An insightful look at "Failing in the Spotlight" from this multiple Grammy- and Dove-Award winner.
Jill Sobule: It's All About the Fans Full Article
To finance her latest album, Jill set up a website and appealed directly to her fanbase—and they answered the call in spades.
Editor's Note: Risk-Free Riches Full Article
Lydia Hutchinson shares life lessons learned from Depression-era parents.
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