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10 Best Late-Era Usher Songs
Today is the day Usher performs at the Super Bowl. It’s a moment both right on time – as he’s enjoying a resurgence in prominence that he hasn’t enjoyed since maybe the height of his fame in 2004 – and … Continue reading
30 Best TV Shows of the Decade (10-1)
Television has surpassed movies and music to be the defining cultural medium of the decade. Here’s what I loved most. Continue reading
Like a Fine Wine: Reviewing Janet’s Damita Jo
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. This is a slight revision. I have to be honest about my bias regarding Janet Jackson. I am biased in that I look at all her … Continue reading
Reviewing Adina Howard’s The Second Coming
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. This is a slight revision. It’s perhaps meaningful that it has been a full decade since Adina Howard has released an album. Do You Wanna Ride was a … Continue reading
Of Endless Abstraction and Lazy Vocals: Reviewing Jill Scott’s Beautifully Human
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. This is a slight revision. I have been toying with writing reviews of Jill Scott’s 3 albums for about a year. My reluctance has always been … Continue reading