You probably saw it on YouTube; maybe you read about it on Newsbusters; or, if your humanity is in question, you first saw it on Glee. Cee-Lo Green’s single “Fuck You” (or FU) is one of the biggest songs of
You had to hide it somewhere that no one would find it: your very first record, tape, CD– whatever medium– that Mom and Dad didn’t approve of. You had to listen to it through headphones or when they were out
It’s been satisfying to watch the rising star of
So I know we’re all hating on NPR right now, but for a fledgling music critic who has absolutely no clout getting advance copies of albums, their “First Listen” feature is a godsend. So if we can target just, like,
I’ve always been a little wary about indie superstar Sufjan Stevens. I first heard his music at an informational meeting for the philosophy club at my Baptist school (turns out it was a hangout for all the self-superior leftists with
GLAAD is just one of those organizations like PETA that you can’t help but feel sorry for. Their stars are waning; their time has passed. PETA can only grab a headline if they cough up enough money for some D-lister
I was never a big fan of the Beatles. For starters, I can’t spin that fast, and for all their musical innovation, I often can’t get past the whole nursery-rhyme vibe of it all. But Jeff Lynne idolizes them, and
Editor’s Note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a film can evolve into something quite different from its screenplay. Please keep in mind that this
When I found out that Muzak was going bankrupt on February 11th, 2009, I cried myself to sleep at least four times that day. Who, besides satellite and terrestrial radio, would provide soft background music in public places for me?
Not much more can be said about the culturally ruinous effects of Lady Gaga. Never before has a “controversial” public persona been so contrived, derivative, and over-calculated. Every single move the woman makes is designed for one thing and one
[Ed. Note: This is the first part of a series expressing our affection for the kind of unpretentious, action entertainment Stallone is hoping to revive to with “The Expendables.”] There are few greater joys than ’80s action films. When I
Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs may seem like a record filled with sorrow, but it is a record filled with hate–hatred of the very thought of growing up. Spitting out every leftist cliché about the evils of suburbia, frontman Win Butler
As a political music blogger with no political credentials and horrible musical taste, it was a huge deal when I found the very first straw-man Daily Kos rebuttal to an article of mine. According to the author “jethrock,” I hopped
When Andrew Breitbart takes on a left-wing news meme, you’ve gotta give him credit: he comes prepared. After drawing the ire of the NAACP for challenging their resolution against alleged Tea Party racism, Breitbart’s Big Government set off the blogosphere
Sometimes the best picture of the year isn’t released during the Autumn Oscar-bait season. Case in point: Road House. And sometimes the best album of the year is released only a few weeks after the ball drops in January. 2009
Aging gracefully in the entertainment industry is a precarious tightrope walk, wherein a star must lean away from lifeless, by-the-numbers retreads of old successes without falling into fake affectations of youthfulness. The most high-profile success in recent memory was the
Headphone connects to the neck bone Neck bone connects to the arm bone Arm bone connects to the hand bone Hand bone connects to the Internet Connected to the Google, connected to the Government So begins ///Y/ by rapper/pop star/activist
There’s a reason Prince made it onto Time’s 100 Most Influential Celebrities list. His musical legacy is easily apparent, and his opinions are still making headlines. Recently, the purple-clad eccentric has endured great scorn for his statement, “The Internet’s completely
[Ed. Note: Please welcome Ezra Dulis to BH. He will be covering the music beat for us, commenting on the personalities, business, and doing an occasional review — all from the unique point of view of a right-of-center thinking young