The Traditionist

Tomorrow we will unveil our annual list of the best albums of the year, but as we did last year, we're kicking off our final feature with a look at records that came close to making the cut. Read More

Terius Nashisn't taking his Grammy snub lightly. Read More

Miranda Lambert – Revolution : What's amazing about Revolution isn't how Miranda Lambert was able to avoid a disappointing follow-up to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (the second best Country album of the decade), but rather how much the new album illuminated the previous one. Read More

Internationally recognized spoken word artist and activist Alix Olson addressed a crowd of students from Brown and neighboring colleges about "isms," identity politics and women's and queer empowerment in List Art Center Thursday night. Read More

Terius "The Dream" Nash went in on Twitter about being denied a Grammy nod for his sophomore album, Love Vs Money . Read More

"Single Ladies"--for the crass and success-driven Grammy pageant over the last few years. Read More

I was wondering the other day what the status of Nivea's cervix was….seeing as how, according to various gossip blogs, she's been in labor 3-4 times already, lol. Read More

Consider, for a moment, the early singles of Rihanna . Read More

I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. Read More

"I should crack you right in your forehead," Mariah Carey sings on the breakup tune "It's a Wrap." The song, on her latest CD, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," finds a hungover Carey kicking her lover to the curb with particularly harsh words. Read More