Saturday Night Soundsystem

James Murphy is portly and uncombed, 37 years old, and drives a 1991 Volvo station wagon. But next week his one-man band, LCD Soundsystem, is releasing its second LP, Sound of Silver, the shiniest and most ecstatic album to arrive so far this year.

With his disco-ball beats, hopscotch bass lines and high-serotonin melodies, Mr. Read More

Editorials

Bloomberg’s State of the City

Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City address won praise from leading Democrats as well as Republicans, and with good reason. It outlined an ambitious agenda grounded in everyday reality, not in divisive ideology. Rather than rest on his achievements, the Mayor is pressing forward to new challenges.

As Read More