The War on Pop

Not only was Kid A significant in terms of being Radiohead’s transitional work, but rather it was largely responsible for the upswing in electronic music’s prevalent influence on rock during this decade. Just as Daft Punk delivered electronic music to mainstream pop and dance audiences....

Of all the endeavors indie-folk statesman Sufjan Stevens takes on—for better, for worse, or for those just simply out there—one thing is certain: the man thinks in epic proportions and partakes in grand ventures. ...

That being said, I can say without any hesitation that The National’s Boxer (2007) has been an obsession of mine since shortly after its release a little more than two and a half years ago. And when I use obsession, I do not mean a flavor of the month, or a work that I was really into for a substant...

TV on the Radio stand as one of these rare visionaries who allow their music to surpass the boundaries that restrict so many other artists. The group’s 2006 work, Return to Cookie Mountain, is a statement of experimental excellence that only occurs when a band opts to take risks in making music and ...

Whereas fellow New Yorkers Interpol reawakened post-punk within the larger rock scene, The Strokes were largely responsible for this decade’s influx of garage-rock influenced bands. The Strokes’s ...

The Drive-By Truckers have used their music to challenge preconceived notions about the South, while at the same time embracing their background. In what they refer to as the ‘duality of the Southern thing,’ the band adeptly uses Southern Rock Opera to explore their understanding of growing up in an...

Lead Singer Justin Vernon has come quite a long way over the past couple years, and has weaved quite the tale surrounding his music. As the story goes, Vernon recorded his debut 2008 album For Emma, Forever Ago, while staying in his cabin up in northern Wisconsin by himself for four months. ...

In their first release since Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective continues to progress in their everlasting attempts to discover new, uncharted territories of music. This time around, Fall Be Kind highlights Animal Collective’s focus on the ethereal and ambient. ...

In order to give all of you a break from my ongoing countdown of the decade's best albums, I have compiled my 100 best songs of 2009. Today will feature the final third of the list (#1-33). In addition to this list, I have also set up a playable list of these songs, so be sure to check that out righ...

This blog is my attempt to share my life-long obsession of music with the world. In particular, my goal here is to share the best of what I know about today's music with you.While my daily focus will mostly ...