Outro: Looking Back On A Week In Which We Were All Winners

- We planted our flag in the critics’-poll world.
- We ‘fessed up to a prank that didn’t quite take off.
- Behind every Arcade Fire fan lurks a sob story waiting to be exploited for free tickets.
- Sting’s lute put a message in a bottle and hurled it our way.
- Who’s making Cat Power purr?
- Emo: It wasn’t all whine and cheese last year.
- Farewell, The OC; with your demise, rock critics are mourning one of their go-to phrases.
- The White Rapper Show: Surprisingly, it doesn’t get the gas face.
- We’re only going to buy Coachella tickets if Jawbreaker and Prince show up.
- Finally, if you need something to listen to while you’re poring through the Jackin’ Pop archives, how about 800 hip-hop songs in a compact, 48-minute package?