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A bit less than a year ago, a group of artists that included Carlos Santana, Iron Maiden, The Flaming Lips, and Metallica got together to ...

I've spewed a lot of vitriol against Michael Bay in the past. I've called him a hack, I've openly criticized his cinematograph...

I don't like reviewing comedy albums. Now this isn't to say I don't like comedy albums, because I do. Weird Al Yankovic and ...

Let me tell you a story. When I was sixteen, after getting my beginner’s permit, I began learning how to drive with a close friend and...

You know, people have occasionally asked me why I write this reviews/essays/rants.  People have wondered aloud why I bother to listen to...

There are some musical acts that just get absolutely no reaction out of me. Make no mistake, it's not that I think these acts are ba...

Today, let's talk about electronica trends in pop music. I'll admit right of the gate that I'm not entirely up to date with ...

From the majority of people I've spoken to, here's the general consensus: if you're my age, you're expected to hate Fall O...

Oh boy, I did not expect this. And really, as I return to Nashville to tackle my third country album review this month, I can be allowed...

I think I'm obliged to say this as a professional: the majority of music that is designed to be 'scary' and 'intimidating...

It's hard talking about acts that can be considered 'good'. And I know that's the sort of comment you only ever hear fro...

Let's return, again, to country music. Over the course of the past year since I reviewed the Zac Brown Band's magnificent Uncage...

Last summer in about June, I wrote 'Last Call', a short story that was published in this anthology.  I wrote that story when I ...

Normally, the best part of writing my reviews is listening to the pile of previous material that the artist produced before their newest o...

It's the dream of every artist to make it big, for their work to be widely experienced and acclaimed by the masses, to be recognized f...