We already took a look back at the year’s Top 25 singles, now here’s my list of 2012′s best albums. Full disclosure: As a consumer of music, I have migrated heavily away from albums and toward singles. I believe in albums and support the album format in theory more than I sit down and listen … Continue Reading →
It was a fun year for pop music, but mostly it was fun.’s year for pop music. The trio dominated radio with its hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights,” a pair of ambitious, restless singles that encapsulated the wide open possibilities of pop music in 2012. “We Are Young” was played endlessly alongside hits … Continue Reading →
Seeing “Red,” painting the town “Red,” choose your clever metaphor — whatever it is, Taylor Swift went absolutely bananas this week with her fourth album “Red.” The set sold a stunning, life-affirming 1.21 million copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the biggest sales figure for any album in a decade. Let’s … Continue Reading →
Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar delivered on his promise as one of rap’s most exciting young talents during his stirring 65-minute performance at a packed Royal Oak Music Theatre Thursday. Lamar, who releases his major label debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” Oct. 22, stuck mostly to material from last year’s “Section.80” mixtape, which was more … Continue Reading →