WORDPLAY LEAD:
T-Pain sings tech's praises (again) on new CD, 'Thr33 Ringz'
By Chris Lee
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 12/18/2008 12:00:00 AM PST
Just because hip-hop/R&B superstar T-Pain single-handedly — albeit accidentally — transformed the pop chart with his retro-futuristic sound, don't expect him to strangle the goose that laid the golden egg.
DIRECT ADRESS LEAD:
Fall Out Boy's newest doesn't cut it
By Margaret Wappler
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 12/19/2008 05:42:30 PM PST
Fall Out Boy isn't one to thwart its fans or the fame machine. The band's fifth album, "Folie a Deux," is an example of right-now pop, adroitly programmed with crunchy 1980s melodies, emo's dark prowess and symphonies a la "Sgt. Pepper's." A little something for everyone, all of it played to the max.
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