Well, 2005 has breathed its last. The musical year that began with Ashlee Simpson getting booed off the stage at the Orange Bowl and climaxed with Mariah Carey’s less-than-earth-shattering performance on New Year’s Eve as a depressingly feeble Dick Clark gazed on. In 2005, 50 Cent continued his inexplicable presence on the top-40 charts, nu-rock refuses to die, “My Humps” has somehow captured the American imagination, and “artists” like Big & Rich and Rob Thomas have Grammy nominations. Fortunately, 2005 also happens to be the year that Sufjan Stevens took over the world. Read More