Friday, October 7 2011
New Jack Swing Forever: How a Movement Redefined an Era
New Jack Swing was the soundtrack to young America of the late 1980s and early 1990s in the same vein that Motown was the soundtrack to young America of the 1960s.
Wednesday, September 28 2011
Michael Jackson, Dangerous, and the Reinvention of Pop
Nirvana and company may have killed off '80s rock. But if pop was dead, its "king" had successfully created alternatives.
Friday, September 9 2011
Counterbalance: Year One
In this special one-year anniversary edition of Counterbalance, Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn discuss their first year combing through the pop music canon (as determined by Acclaimed Music's calculations of every best-of list available), share a few favorites, and justify a couple items on their expense account.
Wednesday, June 22 2011
The 12 Most Memorable Paul McCartney Solo Songs
When he wasn’t collaborating with wife Linda, working in Wings, doing a duet, or disguised as the Fireman, Paul McCartney was going at it alone post-Beatles. In honor of his 69th birthday and the recent reissues of McCartney and McCartney II, here’s a look at his best solo work.
Friday, April 1 2011
Counterbalance No. 27: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’
With over 140 trillion copies sold, it’s no surprise that Michael Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller would wind up on Acclaimed Music’s Big List. Counterbalance’s Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn would just as soon not be startin’ somethin’, but here we are.
Friday, February 4 2011
Guessing the Grammys
Predictions on who will win what in the biggest categories, based on industry hype and a little guessing about the academy’s voters.
Thursday, February 3 2011
The Year In Music: June 2010
June 2010, the subject of our latest look at the year’s biggest events in music, was a month of successful releases and summer concerts.
Monday, January 10 2011
‘Michael Jackson’s Vision’ Into the Future
The Moonwalker's short films are brought together here in a single collection. Are you still down with Michael? Are you down? Are you bad?!
Wednesday, January 5 2011
Groove Me: Looking Back at New Jack Swing
Marrying hip hop elements to high-energy compositions and carefully-crafted productions, new jack swing was the cutting edge of R&B music in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Monday, January 3 2011
Michael Jackson: Michael
Michael Jackson's posthumous 2010 album Michael, the first in nine years, reminds us that the best of Michael has already been released.
