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I have been a fan of the Backstreet Boys for almost fifteen years. They weren't just a band I grew up with, they were the very first...

For those of you who haven't been following the charts this year, let me provide a bit of commentary discussing the bizarre trends spr...

It really gets on my nerves that so many critics dismiss pop music. Oh, certainly not as often as they used to, but more often than no...

As a music critic, you always end up missing albums. Yeah, even the guys who listen to a new album every single day are going to miss a ...

Today, let's talk about the hippie movement. As someone who has always had an interest in cultural demographics, I've always bee...

So for those of you who aren't aware, Chris Brown did the world a much-deserved favour and delayed his album indefinitely. And while I...

The year was 2007, and Billboard's Hot 100 chart was surging on a wave of hits. The pop rock boom of the mid-2000s was at its peak, Ju...

Youtube Review after the jump. There are two unfortunate truths in rap music: namely, that if you’re white or female, you face a much m...

So, apparently there is this site you can host videos on, and I figured 'why just read my reviews when you can hear them from me in pers...

The more I think about it, the more I believe that being labelled the 'protege' of a popular artist is a lot worse than one might ...

For those of you who don't follow the Billboard charts and industry news, let me inform you of a recent development that has led to so...

I feel like I owe a bit of an apology to J. Cole. See, last December, I placed Jermaine Cole's breakout single 'Work Out' on...

You know, religious-themed music didn't use to suck. I mean, look at Johnny Cash or Elvis - both men made pretty solid albums explor...

I have to be honest, it's not often I do real 'retro reviews', and there's a very good reason for that. As much as I could...

Let's talk about the concept of liking something. I know, it sounds incredibly basic and simple, but the more I dive into the crit...