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Wednesday, December 14 2011

The Most Disappointing Albums of 2011

The selections on this list aren't necessarily bad albums -- some actually happen to be among the most critically acclaimed of this year. In some cases, it's just that the albums weren't what fans were expecting, and in others, they were exactly what they were expecting.


Reviews

Wednesday, June 29 2011

Beyoncé: 4

Good riddance, Sasha Fierce. Welcome back, Beyoncé.


Friday, February 6 2009

Beyoncé: I Am... Sasha Fierce

A so-so double-disc that would have been better served cut in half.


Monday, September 11 2006

Beyonce: B-Day

I still think that Beyonce has a perfect masterpiece in her, but I guess we'll have to wait until the next album to find out.


Friday, July 11 2003

Beyoncé: Dangerously in Love


Blogs

Friday, September 2 2011

Beyoncé Rocks It Slow and '90s Style for Her 1+1 Video

When Beyoncé released her fourth solo album, aptly titled 4, many were confused as to which direction she was going. There were moments of psychedelic…


Tuesday, April 7 2009

Why Sasha Fierce is more than just “the female version of the hustler”

Seeing these moves come home confirms that they’ve always been the source of B.’s latest trends. This pop diva has managed an effective way of reproducing stardom, like Madonna, mining our dance floors, hiring us sissies to teach them how to assert their masculinity and femininity at the same time.


Monday, February 16 2009

'Irreplaceable' & more attacks on love

We live in a world were the love ethic is under attack from all sides, not lest of which is its commercialization and commodification, or even distillation down to the romanticized romantic view, providing plenty of excuses for acting unloved, satiated with material possession.


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