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Beyonce the Annoying; or, Why Blond Hair Does Not a Star Make
My thoughts on why Beyonce Knowles is annoying.
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Music 2004–All Over The Place; Better Than Recent Years
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. Links have been updated. 2004, for me, was a really strong year. I copped a lot of truly stellar albums and found that when … Continue reading
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Music 2003–The Good, The Bad, And The Appropriated
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. Links have been updated. I really really thought this was gonna be a bad year for music. And in many ways it was. Black … Continue reading
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Reviewing Tank’s Force of Nature
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. One of the biggest mistakes black folk have collectively made was the assumption that classic soul musicians’ choice to sing secular music over gospel was … Continue reading
Reviewing Beyonce’s Dangerously in Love
This piece was originally written for Epinions.com. An archive version of it can be found here. This is a slight revision. As I sit here, I am immediately aware that I’m about to gush over Beyoncé Knowles. And I’m real mad about … Continue reading