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Well, I didn't expect I'd manage to get this done before heading out, but what do you know? Okay, next up... hell, not sure, de...

We return to my ongoing adventure into electronic music.  Now one of the biggest conversations of this year has surrounded where electro...

Well, that was a total waste of time. Okay, next up is going to be Objekt, I think. Not sure if it'll be up today or tomorrow - All...

Okay, I've gone on record as being more tolerant of pop-flavoured country music than most. I've given good reviews to Keith Urban...

Goddamn, this album was sweet. Seriously, get this record, it's one of the best hip-hop albums of the year.  Okay, next up I'm ...

It's always a little unnerving going into album sequels - especially when those sequels aren't just to great albums, but records t...

Can't imagine how this video will be controversial at all... Well, anyway, next up will probably be Run The Jewels on Wednesday, an...

It's hard as a critic for me to talk about Taylor Swift. See, when she burst onto the scene in the late 2000s, I had conflicting f...

Pretty damn solid album - not quite as good as most of the critics are raving about, but still very good. Okay, before the week from he...

I've talked about in the past how indie rock musicians tend to have several bands and side-projects firing at once, some in the hopes ...

Forgot to post this last night, but still a solid album that's worth your consideration. Check it out! Next up... Christ, next week...

So here's a fun challenge: name an African musical act. ( Die Antwoord ) Okay, now name one that actually has charted or has a hope in...

Man, this album was fun to talk about. May have gone a little overboard, but still worth a lot of consideration. Next up... shit, I...

I think if I remember 2014 for anything when it comes to my music criticism career, it'll be for two things. The first is turning me a...

Eh, not as good as I was hoping, but still pretty solid and worth a few listens. Next up... eh, not quite sure yet, so stay tuned!

You know, the more I think about it, the more I'm a little amazed how long T.I. has managed to sustain his clout even today. Sure, i...

And that makes two. And I'm barely conscious. Next up will come after I sleep. Stay tuned!

I'm genuinely surprised that this album turned out as well as it did. Not that I had low expectations, but it came out in the best ...

Last year when I wrote about the excellent debut album from Savages Silence Yourself - an album that landed on my year-end list of the bes...

Let's talk briefly about hip-hop magazines - I say briefly, because at this point, many of them are teetering on the point of irreleva...