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Sound And Vision: Pop Songs On TV – Last Season's MVPs (Most Valuable Programs)

posted: June 10, 2011

If video killed the radio star in the 1980s, television is still hammering the nails into its coffin three decades later. Yes, radio still has its place in the selling of pop music, but nothing…
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If Ricky Gervais Were Hosting The GRAMMYs

posted: February 10, 2011

This year’s Golden Globes generated more buzz than any awards show in recent memory and the reason is simple: Ricky Gervais killed. Even though it’s technically GRAMMY season, the culture still can’t seem to shake…
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Sound And Vision: Should They Stay Or Should They Go? The Overexposure of Pop's Biggest Stars

posted: January 28, 2011

Last year, Avril Lavigne posted an online message to her fans explaining the lengthy break between her last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and her upcoming Goodbye Lullabye (due March 8 on RCA Records):…
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10 Things In Pop Music To Look Forward To In 2011

posted: January 7, 2011

What’s the best thing that can happen in 2011? I’m praying for chart comebacks by Shania Twain, Amy Winehouse and Cher; an ABBA and/or Smiths reunion; and the disappearance of Ke$ha, Susan Boyle and Auto-Tune.…
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Has American Idol Lost Its Platinum Touch?

posted: December 29, 2010

Maybe the “Glamberts” are as good as it gets? If so, American Idol‘s days of blasting supernovas into the pop stratosphere certainly ended with a big bang. Adam Lambert, the object of the “Glamberts'” obsession,…
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Jeremy Helligar's 10 Best Things About This Year in Pop

posted: December 20, 2010

The year seems to be ending as it began: with Susan Boyle practically interchangeable snoozaks ruling Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. Who would have guessed? Well, I did, but enough dwelling on the bad. Let’s…
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