On disliking Katy Perry and Ke$ha
Late last month, media scholar Jason Mittell posted a piece on why he dislikes Mad Men. I was intrigued by his argument, especially his claim that objects of analysis in academic scholarship are...
View ArticleWherein I begrudge giving album of the year to the white dude with the...
Jennifer Kelly is my favorite writer at Dusted, my go-to music e-zine. Recently she conceded that this year in music had a lot of contenders, but no clear leader of the pack. She then went on to list...
View ArticleAssessing an Odd Future with Syd tha Kyd
Odd Future with Mos Def at center; image courtesy of villagevoice.com Note: As of July 12, 2011, the comments thread to this post is closed. I’m done talking about Odd Future, and frankly, unless...
View ArticleWorking through my disdain for Alicia Keys
I’ve never cared for Alicia Keys. “Fallin'” may be the song that launched her career and got butchered at countless American Idol auditions, but “frontin'” is the verb I associate with her. Yet...
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