Thursday, October 27 2011
“A Very Strong Underlying Message 4 Girls Like Me”: Rihanna’s “Man Down” Video
In a culture that glorifies pimping and exploiting women’s bodies for profit, Rihanna's "Man Down" sends a powerful message to both men and women about women's sexual autonomy.
Monday, October 24 2011
Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
The big-budget sequel to the Technicolor Viva la Vida is multi-textured, arena-ready...and boring as hell.
Friday, April 29 2011
Dancing Till the World Ends: Why Does Contemporary Pop Love War?
The Europop renaissance in Top 40 music has ushered in a peculiar fascination with the sounds, smells and visions of war. Seeing pop as a kind of warfare, or warfare in pop, provides a psychic escape for the listener.
Monday, February 14 2011
Rewinding the 53rd Annual Grammys
Performance-filled show often gave excellent tributes to music greats, but barely passed out any awards. This is going to be a long post!
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.
Friday, October 22 2010
Potential Grammy Nominees for Song of the Year?
This is a look at likely contenders for the Song of the Year, which is a composer/songwriter’s award.
Monday, August 30 2010
‘Rolling Stone’ Picks the “100 Greatest Beatles Songs”
Here are Rolling Stone's picks for the top 10 greatest Beatles songs. Do you agree or disagree with their picks? Let’s discuss it below in the comments section.
Tuesday, June 22 2010
Eminem: Recovery
Eminem finds his fire and his flow again on Recovery, nearly reinventing himself in the process.
