It’s been now 15 years since pop music’s greatest Gallic decadent passed from this mortal coil, and it appears that it might be time for Serge Gainsbourg to receive some much-needed due on this side of the Atlantic. July will see the release on Verve Forecast of the tribute compilation Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, with the [...]

For this week’s podcast, I’ve decided on an (ahem) gynocentric tone. This one’s for the ladies. These songs, to a degree, represent the breadth and depth of the female representation in all forms of music today, minus (egregiously) the hip-hops. I just got on a roll with this mix and couldn’t find a place for [...]

I’m posting this list in the interest of providing visitors an idea of what I’d consider my “canon”–for the last five years, at least. Any music aficionado would agree that a list like this actually goes together pretty quickly, by sorting one’s iTunes by year and taking a glance at the CD rack. My main [...]

After a week-long respite in the Florida sun, I’m back, with a list inspired by my pal Irving of the 10 best singles so far this year. As I compiled it, I noticed that my ideal top ten is replete with up-tempo, danceable numbers–my ideal, parallel-universe Billboard chart.
1. The Decemberists “16 Military Wives“–At a typically [...]

At the halfway point (or a little after), I thought I’d issue my halftime top ten (then I saw the stalwart largeheartedboy’s own version–I swear I had this almost done last week). Anyhoo, here goes:

Spoon Gimme Fiction–A remarkable work from the most iconoclastic songwriter around today. A longer piece on this album will come [...]