1. k.d. lang, “Sing it Loud” (2011) k.d. lang is simply one of the best singers currently breathing. An intrepid boundary-crosser and rule breaker, lang has struggled with record labels from the jump. Her…
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“Beginnings”: How a Book I Read in 5th Grade About a Teenage Boy with Leukemia Taught Me My Favorite Chicago Song
In 2010 I took the photo on the left at sunrise at the lighthouse in Montauk, Long Island. When I looked at the digital image, I had a powerful analog sense memory, immediately recalling…
Songs That Should Have Been Top-Ten Hits, Vol. 1: or, Has the Beat Killed Melody on American Radio?
Pop music has become as disposable as an mp3 file. There are many terrific things about the Internet, but one of the negative consequences of so much information is that our connection to even…
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