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Sound and Vision: Is Chris Brown's Comeback and GRAMMY Honors Another Slap in the Face to Women?

posted: February 17, 2012

With Whitney Houston’s tragic, untimely death and Adele’s big sweep grabbing our near-undivided attention, the 2012 GRAMMY Awards were, in some ways, a two-woman show. But if any guy came close to upstaging them, it…
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Kelly Clarkson’s Ron Paul Twitter Endorsement — Should Pop Stars and Politics Mix?

posted: January 20, 2012

Affairs of the heart and affairs of state. The two have been intertwined in music”sometimes harmoniously , sometimes cacophonously”since around the time Bob Dylan declared that the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.…
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COUNTRY CALL 'EM: NOVEMBER CD RELEASES YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT

posted: November 1, 2009

Every November, my family gathers around our Thanksgiving table and takes turns explaining what they are thankful for. This year, I can imagine my turn sounding a little something like this: Right now, I’m especially…
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