Post-Dispatch Pop Music Critic
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When the Dixie Chicks received an offer to come aboard the Vote for Change Tour with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam and REM, the women didn&#39;t hesitate, joining up to encourage swing-state Americans to vote for political change (or, in
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Newspaper is criticized for writing that recording industry wants to criminalize copying music to a computer. RIAA and even some of the group's biggest critics say Post got it wrong.
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There are a few mournful notes amid the usual cheer in this roundup of Christmas pop records.
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Three new albums prompt the question: How do we explain playing something (a lot) that we donât even like that much?
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UNDATED Would you pay 31 dollars for a guitar pick? How about ten dollars for today&#39;s edition of the Columbus Dispatch newspaper?
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The Obama Express. My latest piece on Huffington.  If you like it, please feel free to pass it on.  "cheesecake"
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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Reviews of new releases by Lyle Lovett, Joe Nichols, Jacky Terrasson and Every Time I Die.
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The CD? It's dead. Good thing the music industry is about more than selling plastic discs. Today's artists have surprising new ways to reach fans and make a living. David Byrne gives Wired readers a guided tour of what's next.
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Still listening to this classic Dead song.  And writing about it on Twitter... It's an MP3 that I ripped from the Mars Hotel album. Which I bought on CD many years ago. I've listened to this track about 1000 times. When I play it it puts a smile on my face. Because Cucamonga is a place with no pride, imho.  It's a joke, kind of like Truckin makes fun of New Orleans, a town that done the Dead wrong, once, a long time ago. Now if it were on vinyl I would have wore it out a long time ago. I'm sure there was a copy of the song on the disk Apple stole from me. There you have it RIAA. You can go after Apple. I'll support you because they stole from both of us. They have no right to listen to PofC. I imagine Steve Jobs and Phil Shindler sitting around smokin a doobie listening to Phil Lesh sing, thinking "Dave has good taste in music." BTW, Cucamonga is a suburb in southern CA. Near Ontario. Probably very non-descript. Might have been interesting 70 years ago. And that's your bedtime story for Saturday, boys and girls. Have a nice day, don't hit your brother (or sister) and be nice to the sitter!
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Though digital music has come a long way, today's online music stores still have significant problems. Here's my fix-it wish list.
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The new breed of pop singers loves to tell us about the burdens of stardom. Their music is better when they don't.
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New releases from Spoon, Smashing Pumpkins, Maria Schneider and Against Me!
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Readers sound off on the joys of sticking to the formula, the history of digital music, and who needs saving. Plus: Links to our most commented blog posts.
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Tycho:  It's been a couple weeks discussing reviews and reviewers around here, but somewhere along the way I neglected to mention that their job is essentially impossible.  The 7-9 scale they toil under is largely the result of an uneasy peace between the business and editorial wings of the venue.  No matter what score they give it, high or low, they're reviled equally by the online chorus.  Apparently, even when they do it right they're doing it wrong.
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One of the offerings from this year&#8217;s L.A.M.B. line. (Rahav Segev for The New York Times) Last night I bolted out of the L.A.M.B show, nearly knocking over the publicist Paul Wilmot. Sorry, Paul. If ever there was a reason for a pop star to concentrate on her vocal skills, it was Gwen Stefaniâs fashion meltdown. [...].
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Updated Two pints of lager and the latest White Stripes single, please