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And there is THAT weight off my shoulder. Whew, ton of work to get that out... and yet it's not over, as I've got another special...

There have been a lot of people who have said that 2017 has not been a good year for music, on the charts or otherwise... and from a certain...

So yeah, this was a struggle to get through. Wish it was better, not surprised that it's not. Next up is the midyear review, droppi...

Let's talk about collaboration, which if you're looking to crossover in mainstream radio these days, it's kind of essential. N...

Well, this was awesome... but let's be honest, we all kind of expected that going in, right? Beyond that... yeah, I think maybe one m...

I remember covering Algiers' self-titled debut two years ago, and I remember the most prominent thought running through my head: since...

Well, this was interesting enough of a week... not exactly a great one, but still kind of fascinating how it split down the middle betwee...

In retrospect, maybe I expected way too much from the American public. Granted, I think I've been saying that for most of the past two...

So yeah, I'm not quite as crazy on this as I want to be, but overall it's still very likable, so check it out! Next up... I...

So I think it's safe to say that music criticism is heading into a new era - and no, I'm not talking about the poptimism movement ...

Warned you all this'd be controversial, and I wasn't kidding. Ah well, the music industry cycle moves fast, people will get over ...

I'm surprised I haven't gotten more requests for this record. Okay, there's a part of me that isn't that surprised - ind...

So yeah, this is great - but let's be real, you all already knew that. Next up, though... something where the greatness might be qu...

So here's a hidden truth about critics: as much as there should be a certain self-awareness that the vast majority of the mainstream w...

Well, look at that, a pretty damn good week on the show - and with Lorde coming up, it looks to be even better. And speaking of Lorde.....

This week surprised me. In more ways than one actually, and for the most part they seem to be good surprises, where songs I was not lookin...

Well, this was amazing. One of the best of the year... although everyone saying this is challenging for the best of the year may need to ...

So as a general rule, I try to read a lot of music reviews after I finish mine, try to get a sense of the general discourse around a reco...

By the Nine Hells, I should have had this review out and ready on Saturday... but again, SZA is one of those artists that's just diff...

So I'll admit when I covered SZA's debut EP Z  three years ago - although this looks like it was retroactively called a EP for bra...