XXXTentacion’s Short Songs a Metaphor for a Short Life…Good or Bad
Just three months ago, this blog did a feature article on ? (question mark), the latest album by multi-genre artist XXXTentacion. The album had just débuted at No. 1 on…
Boo’d Up: Two Females Not Named Beyoncé, Rihanna (or Nicki) Reach Top Ten in 2018
Not just any two females. These happen to be two black women who, by hitting the top ten in the same year, have accomplished in 2018 what hasn’t been done…
What Retirement?…Songstress Anita Baker Proves She Still Has The Pipes!
(June 10, 2018). On a misty, chilly spring evening in the north suburbs of Chicago this past Sunday, thousands of folks gathered for what felt like a huge family reunion…
For Prince Fans, The Announcement Of A New Album Closes A Musical Gap…Sort Of
On what would have been Prince’s 60th birthday last Thursday, his estate and Warner Bros. announced that a new Prince album of previously unreleased material would surface later this year,…
Depeche Mode – Their ‘Spirit’ Is Alive and Full of Swagger (a review of the Chicago show)
(June 2, 2018). Is there a band you’ve known of for a really long time, are familiar with several of their big radio hits, have never really heard a bad…