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In some respects, Japanese popular music has a very distinctive sound that can make it difficult for non-Japanese audiences to engage with. Although there’s...
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In some respects, Japanese popular music has a very distinctive sound that can make it difficult for non-Japanese audiences to engage with. Although there’s...
Wally de Backer doesn’t need another hit to cement his place in pop music history. If he never releases another piece of music for...
It’s been a really good year for album releases by music legends. There have been great albums turned out by the usually reliable: Neil...
If you could distill my personality and my life into a mix tape, this would be it. The initial draft for this column had...
Let’s talk about the seminal album of my youth, the 1976 KISS album Destroyer. Today marks the sixth time I’ve owned the album. Three...
The fact that Aaron Carter was ever popular is kind of bizarre. A number of cultural currents had to converge to make a hit...
I feel like this mix – of punk bands that feature women – needs a small introduction. Let me start by saying that it...
In the summer of 2010, I sat inside the crowded St. James Theater on Broadway and waited for a musical to begin. The show...
The Band: Jimmy Eat World The Song: “The Middle” I can’t speak for everyone, but when I was twelve years old, sincerity wasn’t high...
I couldn’t resist. The hyperlink promised I could listen to the ENTIRE score for The Dark Knight Rises, a full week before the album...
Side A 1. Teenage Lobotomy (DDT did a job on me / Now I am a real sickie / Guess I’ll have to break the news...
Ahh.. the Forth of July. A time to wave the flag, watch parades, and generally celebrate being an American. A time when most of...
Full Disclosure: I am a music snob. My parents raised me to look at music as being just as important as air and food...
This one is a bit of a cheat. First of all, there’s no guarantee that Fun. will have another popular song beyond “We Are...
I’m getting married in October, so I’m deep in wedding stuff at this point. Doing so has forced me to confront whatever ideas I’ve...
I used to think that Pitbull didn’t know how to rap. I didn’t really start listening to Pitbull until the release of his 2011...
Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys has passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer. Read more here. Condolences to his family and...
I categorize modern R&B singers into two types. There are the Dry-Humping Aspiring Rapper Types (DHARTs). This would be guys like Chris “Fists of...
First I heard the voices – female, dozens of them – declaring their beauty in Ndebele and Zulu words. Shosholoza … shosholoza. Repeated again...
Katy Perry is an important figure in popular music. I’m sorry, but it’s true. It seemed for a while like she might fade into...
Billy Joel & Hip-Hop are like gin and tonic (or “tonic and gin”)… great together! Digest that for a moment. Now, I’m not saying...
Last week, I received a secret message from my Junior Aquabat Decoder Ring informing me of an imminent phone call from MC Bat Commander,...
Singer/actor David “Davy” Jones passed away suddenly following a heart attack. Born in England, Jones became interested in performing after a career as a...
The artist in question: One Stanley Kirk Burrell, born in Oakland, California to hard circumstances. Through struggle and hustle, Burrell managed to make a...