Marry Me isn’t quite a religious experience, but it’s unequivocally divine.
Rowland’s solo debut, Simply Deep, gave us no reason to think she could deliver a track as hot and fresh as “Like This.”
Judging by the photographs in the CD booklet for My December, it seems David Hodges may have done more damage to his ex than simply break her heart.
The MOR approach to the music doesn’t do Mandy Moore any favors.
The greatest artists have taught by example that if you follow your instincts, the fans will usually follow.
A nice gift for Lucy McGillicuddy completists, but everyone else can skip this box set and wait for Dance, Girl, Dance to air on TCM.
A decade after its release, OK Computer’s influence can be heard in countless acts on both sides of pond.
Lyrics are once again an Achilles’ high heel for Rihanna.
Last Days of Left Eye illuminates much more than just the final days of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’s life.
While Maroon 5 is down a drummer, luckily they haven’t lost their mojo.
I was less than enthused at the news of what seems like a premature Smashing Pumpkins reunion.
Straight Up! would be completely gratuitous if the selections on her previous hits collection weren’t so screwy.
Who walks down to the sea in the morning to sit in the long grass, and then rhymes “sea” with…“sea”?
Small Gods may not signal the birth of a star as bright as Springsteen, Etheridge, Crow, or even DiFranco, but it’s one worth keeping an eye on.
The album finds the band trying to recreate the frilly pop splendor of their previous successes.
Homogenic is an album that proves that Björk’s musical evolution is best measured vertically.
Keren Ann is too often in danger of getting lost against the wallpaper.
A glorified karaoke bar isn’t exactly the kind of place you’d expect to find an artist with a career as varied and prolific as Tori Amos’s.
Because O=of You is just one example of the impact that Quincy Jones-era MJ has had on today’s crop of young R&B performers.
Olbermann isn’t a prophet any more than Howard Beale was—he’s merely a man saying what’s needed to be said for years.