The Artful Blogger

It was the mic drop heard ‘round the world. Beyoncé’s sudden, stunning announcement that she had not only recorded an entire new album ...

Every so often, a wondrous Internet meme of a non-lexical, nonsense song becomes earworm. A prime example is Adriano Celentano’s “Prisenco...

Last year, I wrote about the importance of the summer song . Identifying a song with the summertime is part of growing up and follows us i...

For those younger readers out there, the name Shirley Bassey doesn’t ring much of a bell. However, if I were to play you her two signature t...

With the impending return of spring comes, across Europe, the first signs of an annual ritual casually making itself known on the cultural c...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’ve decided to post not the usual songs of love and devotion, but about exquisite romantic misery that ca...

[Ed. N.: This post originally ran on July 13, 2011 , and is re-published to coincide with the band's current fall 2011 tour. This post ...

It all started when The Blogger was very young. One day, after plowing through music videos in the early 1990s on MTV, back when MTV used to...

With the VMAs taking place this coming Sunday, it’s time to contemplate the videos up for the title of “Video of the Year”. They are: Adele...

[Programming note: original article ran June 11, 2011. This piece is running to coincide with the upcoming August 26 concert in Vancouver.) ...

For Dolce Madonna turns fifty-three today. Fifty-three! Although she has dabbled in low-key activities since the conclusion of her epic St...

I was warned about attending this show by a close friend who is a major Sade fan. He said “prepare to be taken away. If you have any emotion...

Meet the new dance pop duo Hi Fashion. Formed by the members Jen DM and Rick Gradone, this duo is a deliciously catty pop machine that may ...