RIFF’d: Kid Rock’s ‘Sweet Southern Sugar’
Kid Rock‘s 11th studio album, Sweet Southern Sugar, is affirmation of what the pop world has known all along, that age will not be kind to Kid Rock. With only ten songs on the docket he […]
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RIFF’d: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Younger Now’
For her sixth studio album Younger Now, the pop juggernaut that is Miley Cyrus is out to prove to the world that she’s a new woman. Older and wiser, she’s attempting to erase her previous […]
RIFF’d: Josh Ritter’s ‘Sermon on the Rocks’
Josh Ritter delivers his Sermon on the Rocks like most preachers would — with as many references to commonly recognized Biblical images as possible, and some raunchy boasts for PG-13 appeal. NPR calls the album’s […]
Streetside: Low shows some Midwestern Love at Thalia Hall in Chicago; September 18
The festival season coming to a close in Chicago, Minnesota slowcore royalty, Low, came through the city in perfect season-changing form over the weekend (Saturday, September 18), the husband and wife-fronted crew paying a visit to a new southside […]
Genericana: Can We Stop Listening to the Hair-Metal Phase of Folk Revival?
Shortly after the global financial crisis began, music’s last genre mutation and subsequent co-option by the corporate powers that be, ‘brostep’ – dubstep emotionally strangled by bros – had worked its way into every form […]
Listing: Brad Paisley’s ‘Wheelhouse’ in 5 WTF Lyrics
Brad Paisley has always prided himself on his ability to throw the odd curveball into his mainstream Nashville sound, particularly on his last album, 2011’s This Is Country Music, which roped in guest artists as […]
Listing: The 5 Best Lyrics From Toby Keith’s ‘Hope On The Rocks’
On the eve of what is widely regarded as one of the most important elections in US political history, amidst one of the world’s biggest financial crisis in decades, and the usually outspoken Toby Keith arrives […]
Listing: The 5 Best Lyrics From Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’
The most famous advocate of the ‘it’s not me, it’s you’ approach to relationships, Taylor Swift has built her career on naming and shaming the indiscretions of her high-profile celebrity exes in a contrastingly ‘butter […]
“Blown Away” by Carrie Underwood
It’s too easy for us to say that we were blown away by Carrie Underwood‘s performance of “Blown Away” at the Billboard Music Awards last Sunday, but it’s also too true. In classic Underwood style, […]
“You Had Me at Hello”: 5 Songs Inspired by the Iconic Line
From Zellweger to Cruise, and later from musician to audience: the evolution of the phrase “you had me at hello” unfolded before America’s eyes once the romantic line was spoken in 1996’s Jerry Maguire. Writer and […]
