Audiophile
Musically, man should not live by mainstream bread alone. A well-rounded, nourishing diet ought to include regular servings of artists [...]
I had originally planned to devote this column to looking back at the most important musical artists of the past [...]
Even though I haven’t unwrapped a single Christmas present, my holiday has already been brightened by some fabulous gifts of [...]
Autumn is to album releases what Summer is to movie releases — the season that matters more than any other. [...]
After only two episodes I’m already giddy for “Glee.” This new musical comedy gem from FOX focuses on the talents [...]
Like millions around the globe, I was saddened by the untimely, unexpected death of Michael Jackson. For Gen Xers like [...]
The conventional wisdom is that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and in many settings it’s true. Popular music, however, [...]
Swing Out Sister
“Beautiful Mess” (Shanachie)
On their ninth studio release “Sister” act Corinne Drewery (vocals) and Andy Connell (various instruments and [...]
“Pins & Panzers,” the debut album by Brooklyn-based post-punk, indie pop trio Plushgun, has struck a chord with queer fans. [...]
Read any press release promoting a new album and you’ll find a paragraph crowing that the collection was influenced by [...]
From the early/mid ’70s to the mid/late ’90s album art was oftentimes pop art at its finest. One of the [...]
It’s great timing for our issue on gay nightlife because I’ve just become a professional part of it. In the [...]
It appears that 2009 could be a banner year for album releases. Bruce Springsteen has already issued the year’s first [...]
You know you’re likely to get something special when Seal, one of the finest male vocalists around, decides to cover [...]
Fall is the busiest time of the year for new music releases. Every time you turn around one superstar or [...]
Little Jackie — “The Stoop” (S-Curve) Regular readers of this column (hmmm, is that a bit like saying regular unicorns [...]
It’s conventional wisdom that everything old will be new again and the four most interesting “dance music” albums I’ve heard [...]
Like most Americans, I love a good comeback. When Rocky pummels Ivan Drago in the last round, I’m throwing haymakers [...]
Suck on it Madonna’s 11th studio album, “Hard Candy,” is an interesting combination of the fizzy dance-pop of her 1983 [...]
You wouldn’t expect a song from a 70-year-old artist to be ripping up the club — but, there it [...]