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The Fiction Issue 2008

Records

JAY-Z Kingdom Come So the scoop is Jay-Z comes out of his pseudoretirement and makes an album that’s, well, not good. Now not good by Hov standards means you still get stellar lyricism here

OUR RATING SYSTEM:

Great. Buy it.

Fuck this shit. Don’t buy it.

JAY-Z

Kingdom Come

BEST ALBUM OF THE MONTH

THE CLIPSE

WORST ALBUM OF THE MONTH

JELLO BIAFRA

BEST COVER OF THE MONTH

SINOIA CAVES

WORST COVER OF THE MONTH

JOE SATRIANI

THE GAME

Doctor’s Advocate

Doctor’s Advocate

THE CLIPSE

Hell Hath No Fury

BIRDMAN & LIL' WAYNE

Like Father, Like Son

LUPE FIASCO

Food & Liquor

MUM

The Peel Sessions

LANSING-DREIDEN

D.I. by D.D.

Annons

SINOIA CAVES

The Enchanter Persuade

JOE SATRIANI

Satriani Live!

THE EVENS

Get Evens

JOSEF K

Entomology

ICEAGE COBRA

Brilliant Ideas From Amazing People

WINNEBAGO DEAL

Flight of the Raven

JELLO BIAFRA

In the Grip of Official Treason

VARIOUS ARTISTS

7" Up

THE HEARTACHES

Too Cool For School

ANDY PARTRIDGE

Fuzzy Warbles Collectors’ Album

WHITE FLIGHT

White Flight

NOAH GEORGESON

Find Shelter

SLOAN

Never Hear the End of It

SNL

PRURIENT

Pleasure Ground

PSYCHIC ILLS

Early Violence