By Ronald Metellus How do you go from being a Chicago punk rock act to the nation's most ubiquitous rock band in less than three years? Not easily...
-- Tyler, the Creator, "Wolf" (Odd Future/Sony/RED) Before you listen to Tyler, the Creator's third album, "Wolf," keep this in mind: The rapper liv...
-- Gretchen Wilson, "Right on Time" (Redneck) Most current country rockers draw on hard-rock arena riffs lifted from the 1990s, but Gretchen Wilson'...
Blake Shelton, "Based On A True Story" (Warner Bros.) The more Blake Shelton rises in stature, the more he parades his swaggering, mischievous person...
Julian, we need to have a talk about your band's new album. I just don't understand what you're doing. The synths and new waviness, the extreme falsetto, the lack of guitar, and that bizarre, old timey song at the end of the record -- what's going on here?
Depeche Mode, "Delta Machine" (Columbia Records) If you haven't caught up with Depeche Mode since "Catching up With Depeche Mode" or other collection...
By Alex Koenig Reviewing a Strokes album for a new generation of fans requires reminiscence so let me take you on a trip down memory lane: The fiv...
Another week, another round of harsh critiques. In music, Theme Park released their self titled album this week, a project packed with upbeat tracks t...
Holly Williams, "The Highway" (Georgiana) Holly Williams is the kind of poetic songwriter country music once embraced. These days, the powerfully sen...
Maybe I just love Alt-J because they make really awesome music, as they've recognized in the title of their debut album An Awesome Wave. Whatever the reason, all I know is that I can't stop listening to this album on repeat.
Good Kid, m.A.A.d city is somehow able to seamlessly tie together the world of drugs, money, and partying that is notoriously associated with hip-hop with an artful description of pain, guilt, love, and passion. It's quite refreshing.
The tension in Stott's music yields diversity and means that whether in headphones or in the club, Stott's music ominously pacifies.
The freshman album The Lion's Roar, from Swedish sister duo Johanna and Klara Söderberg, comprises soulful harmonies with folksy guitar and fiddle melodies.
If the Grouplove's relationship is a testament to their success, then I guess what they say must be true... the best relationships start as friendships.
An overused description is nevertheless apt here: Knock Knock Get Up is an album that will challenge fans.
Members of the Internet community, including The Roots' drummer ?uestlove, came to the defense of classic hip-hop and remonstrated an NPR intern with ...
-- On the cover of his 10th album, "Life Is Good," the urban troubadour known as Nas is dressed in a white suit, glumly holding his ex-wife Kelis' gr...
HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a monthly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditi...
What sets Born and Raised apart from Mayer's other works is that he's finally humble to his talent. In this record, Mayer has receded to making music simply because it makes him happy.
When you spend your drive to school listening to the same album every day, you hope to one day see it performed live. Last week, I had the chance to finally see my favorite country trio, Lady Antebellum.
Sorry Jason Segel, but all of your charm -- and you do have a lot of it -- couldn't save you from the critics this week. Segel's latest rom-com "The F...
The reviews for Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's new horror flick "The Cabin in the Woods" have been mostly positive. However there was one critic who w...
With kickass live performances and albums that sound so perfectly raw, Dr. Dog is as though your local favorites all of a sudden got famous in the bes...
In a world filled with auto-tune and sampled beats, beachy, breezy tunes such as "Run, Run, Run" and "It's You" ring almost revolutionary with their innocent, layered harmonies, organ, and guitar.
Lady Antebellum, Primus, Nick Lowe, Blind Pilot, and Das Racist have all come forth to share some post-9/11 music. Some of it you'll want to forget.
