“But she doesn’t write her own songs!” the naysayers sneer, as though this invalidates Britney Spears’s career as a singer. It’s a ridiculous claim, of course. Not because...
Lupe Fiasco’s third studio album hits shelves with a lot of heavy baggage. As the Chicago rapper tried out new concepts (a triple album, for instance) and...
Cary Hudson is a busy guy. When he’s not doing shows with reunited alt-country pioneers Blue Mountain or touring solo, more likely than not, he’s playing his...
Two strangers fall in love on an airplane. Two lovers jump in a car, put their map away and drive “anywhere.” A woman finds that life’s...
On “What The Hell”—the bouncy lead single from Avril Lavigne’s fourth studio album Goodbye Lullabye—the 26-year-old Canadian famous for her skaterpunk-meets-pop style struts with a defiant...
Bands change. Bands experiment. Bands have bad days. The Drive-By Truckers have already had their “bad day”—the middling A Blessing and a Curse—so I’m going to accept the second...