Wind

Four major US R&B releases show the once-thriving scene to be in a creative trough

Minghella's Civil War saga aims high

Frank, emotionally-charged British sex drama

Across five studio albums and a live set, the first lady of folk comes to terms with new movement of singer/songwriters

Daltrey and Townshend struggle for the high notes, the mic-throwing and the windmilling are stagey rather than spectacular, and the sound never really comes together as the hits roll on. But it's historic stuff—Entwistle's last show, and also the great Pixelon hoax, the Internet concert that never was.

Shimmering performance by the Mother Superior of country rock

Anthology of ex-Jayhawk's downhome career shift

Oddball two-dimensional anti-hero Harvey Pekar comes to the big screen

Postmodern country from balmy-voiced Lambchopper

Beautifully sung, but too poppy for hardcore folkies