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Okay, that takes care of November album releases, and it ends on a good note. Time to catch up on as much material as I can before early ...

Before we start, I want to take care of a brief piece of old business from one of my most viewed - and most openly reviled - reviews, when...

This was a nice surprise, I actually didn't hate this album. Next up is Hopsin, and then I'm going to cover a few albums I missed...

Okay, let's try this again.  Back when I reviewed Cassadee Pope's long-delayed debut album Frame By Frame , I made the point tha...

Ugh, I really wish this had been better. Eh, even in genres you like, you get duds. Next up will be Danielle Bradbery, then probably ta...

Let's talk about fantasy and heavy metal. These two genres within art have often had a pretty stable link that's persisted for dec...

Almost forgot this entirely. Ah well, here it is. Next up is that blasted Rhapsody of Fire review. Prepare for the maelstrom, folks, th...

If you've been listening to country radio over the past few months, you'd probably think that there aren't many solo female co...

Well, I did it. Cue fanrage from everyone. But I didn't get into this without being honest, and I was here. Next up... honestly, it...

There comes a time in every boy band's 'evolution' that they want to take their brand in a different direction from the typica...

So happy that I could get this out, mostly because this is a band that really deserves more attention.  Next up... oh boy, let's se...

It shouldn't be any surprise to, well, anyone at this point that I'm a big fan of progressive rock. Bearing its roots in the psych...

Almost forgot this album came out, so I'm glad I caught it. Shame it's not very good, though. Next up... eh, I'm not sure. ...

As some of you know, the end of the year is coming up. It's always an important time for music critics, because we're the ones exp...

You wanted it, you got it. Next up is probably The Flower Kings, then I want to cover Gavin Degraw before Kellie Pickler, Danielle Brad...

A couple of months ago, I did a retrospective review of Shaking The Habitual  by The Knife, a critically acclaimed album that I didn't...

Huh, almost forgot about this. Next up... well, look, MIA's discography is taking longer to process than I'd like, so probably ...

I mentioned back in my review of Janelle Monae's The Electric Lady  that R&B doesn't tend to work for me as well as other gen...

Well, this was a welcome surprise. Probably next will be Rhye, then Flower Kings, then (finally) MIA. Stay tuned!

Sometimes there are acts that just slip the net. They might be great bands deserving of a ton of critical acclaim and a lot of attention, ...