At this moment, I’m full of hope—it’s oozing out of my pores and I’m expelling it though belches. That’s how hopeful I am. … I tried to narrow down the things that I’m really, really hopeful about, when it comes to music. I got it down to a list…
It’s hard to complain when, this year, there were pretty good releases almost every month. And as the year came to a close, I was actually surprised to find that as I tried to cull a best-of list down to ten, I was left with about 20 fantastic albums from which to chose. I did [...]
Just in time for Christmas, here’s a list of recent releases for those of you who are literally waiting until the last minute to finish up your holiday shopping. We’ll cover a wide array of genres and artists, so soak it in, get off the damn computer, and finish up that shopping, procrastinator! …
So it’s that time of year again; time for my annual column to “no one knows whom.” It’s a tradition. Every year I put it out there and lay it all on the line… OK, I lay most of it on the line. But that’s really just for self-preservation. …
Holiday music is a sad fact of life. It’s like Auto-Tune, songs by American Idol contestants and Kid Rock’s music—not everyone enjoys it but everyone’s got to accept it.
Still, every year at this time I’m subjected to the same “holiday” songs at work. And it’s not that I don’t enjoy them. [...]
The year is almost over and there are still around five albums that I want to get because I think they stand a good shot of making my year-end wrap up. That’s a lot for me. Usually I’m pretty much caught up by this point, but this year, between the move and the [...]
Common, Eminem, 88 Keys, Q-Tip, Jazzanova. I have gotten my hands on music from the likes of the aforementioned artists recently and have blissfully reorganized my playlist, titled Random Dope. …
Welcome to the latest edition of the VIII, where, as before, I’ll be featuring eight different performers, currently on the move, whom I have enjoyed in the past, with a few recent discoveries as well.
Danny Ross, is a excellent pop vocalist and pianist, very similar in style to Norah Jones and Bens Fold Five with [...]
Close to a decade-and-a-half in the making, Guns N’ Roses’ latest effort, Chinese Democracy, finally hit shelves over the weekend. But even before its release, the album had managed to polarize a listening public. …
Every November I get on some sort of musical kick. A couple years ago I was all about Death Cab for Cutie. Last year Elliott Smith provided my soundtrack for the month. And this year it’s jazz.
Of course, for the last three years I’ve also been doing that whole National [...]