I’m just gonna lay it all out on the table: country music sucks. Oh, there are qualifiers (there are always qualifiers). Before you collectively leap down my throat, let me list them for you: I am aware that country music used to be fairly awesome. So there’s no need to remind me that Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson exist; I’m keenly aware of them and have nothing but respect for their art. “Jolene”? “The Gambler”? “The Devil Went Down to […]
Pop Music
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Preview & Predictions Part 3: Pop/Dance
There are some big names in the pop and dance Grammy categories this year, including one of 2012’s big winners, Skrillex.
Drake Sinks to the “Bottom” with First Taste of New Album
The first single from Drake’s as-yet-untitled new album doesn’t exactly set my ears aflame.
Tegan and Sara Heartthrob: Album Review
Tegan and Sara have released “Heartthrob,” their first album since 2009. Will it get your blood pumping? Tristan lets you know.
Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Awards Preview & Predictions Part 2: Rap
‘Ye and Jay adding more Grammy hardware to their already prodigious totals? That shit cray.
New Releases 2/5/13: Popblerd’s New Release Report
Let the dulcet tones of Josh Groban soothe and inspire you into another week of new releases.
Blerditorial: On “Baby Got Back”, Tipping, and the Slow Death of Civility
If you haven’t been on the internet lately — understandable, as it’s as much a barren wasteland of lost souls and vitriol-spewing keyboard activists as it is an information superhighway and social facilitator these days — let me catch you up to speed. The web, torn asunder last week by President Obama saying stuff and Beyonce not singing stuff, was once again divided into two very different factions over a couple of news items that happened to go viral. Now, […]
Chrisette Michele ODs on Auto-Tune on New “Charades” Song
Jazzy soul siren Chrisette MIchele gets computerized on her new single, and we’re kinda conflicted.
Depeche Mode Returns-Takes Us To “Heaven”
Depeche Mode are back! Check out the legendary band’s latest single and video, entitled “Heaven.”
The Return of the Granuloma-Free John Mayer
John Mayer’s recovery from a throat condition is complete–and he’s telling all to Rolling Stone magazine.
“You Naked”: Jamie Lidell’s Funky New Tune (And Video!)
Brit soul phenom Jamie Lidell returns with a new album and a funky new tune called “You Naked.”
Drews & Don’ts: The Top 7 Great Unheralded Albums By Oft-Heralded Artists
Every Wednesday, music nerd and serial list-maker Drew brings you a small, highly specific, pop culture-related list to either enjoy or inspire debate. He remains the only Popblerd staffer pretentious enough to name a column after himself. First things first: these aren’t necessarily the most underrated albums of all time. That’s a different column for a different day, and for my money, would probably be populated with a fairly tiresome amount of Boston bands (still the liveliest music city I’ve […]