The Cornell Daily Sun presents its annual list of its favorite albums of the year. We're sure you all will have problems with how mainstream, obscure, diverse, predictable or crappy it is. That's okay with us.

Goo Goo dolls invigorate State Theatre. 

Goo Goo dolls invigorate State Theatre. 

The Kooks fail to innovate on their latest offering.

Matt Samet checks out the new Chili Peppers record. It doesn't disappoint.

Explosions in the Sky say a lot with no words on Take Care, Take Care, Take Care.

Alex Bankoff and Aron Zaltz take on the Cold War Kids' third record, Mine is Yours.

James Rainis takes a look at emo's role in music history and how its legacy cannot just be boiled down to melodramatic LiveJournal entries and silly haircuts.

At his Apr. 21 lecture, Prof. Cin-Ty Lee, earth sciences, Rice University, shared his finding on the origins of the continental crust, or lithosphere.  His research provides new insight into the formation of the planet.

Dashboard Confessional fans: have no fear. The band’s sixth album is not the deviation in style the title seems to suggest. The songs follow Dashboard’s traditional themes of heartbreak and anguish, relying heavily on vocals and acoustics. As always, Dashboard manages to blend deeply personal and emotional lyrics with an upbeat tempo.