M.I.A. is at it again. The British-Sri Lankan rapper’s fourth studio album "Matangi" came out last month. The title is a hybrid of the artist's… Read more »
Rejoice, little monsters, for the Mother is back. After taking a short hiatus while recovering from hip surgery and canceling part of her Born This… Read more »
He’s back, and in true Eminem style, he’s going “Berzerk.” Eminem’s eighth studio album, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is peppered with his typical brutally… Read more »
CORRECTION: In a previous headline accompanying this article, the number of members in Arcade Fire was misstated. The Daily Orange regrets this error. With Haitian “rara”… Read more »
Jason Derulo's new EP "Tattoos" sounds like it was written in a high school boy's locker room. Every song is essentially about the same thing:… Read more »
Gone are the days of sugary pop and party music. In August, Katy Perry released a 30-second video of her burning her famous blue wig.… Read more »
I’m no Miley Cyrus fan, but I want to like this album. I did like “Party in the U.S.A.,” and “The Climb” wasn’t too bad… Read more »
In any other era, Haim may not have made it. Haim is made up of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim. Born in the late… Read more »
With Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber’s careers changing before our eyes, there is an understandable apprehension toward artists younger than 20. But 16-year-old New Zealand… Read more »
Icona Pop went wrong by releasing “I Love It” too soon before the album debuted. By the time “This is…Icona Pop” came out, we were… Read more »
Without Fergie’s hit-making clout backing his beats, will.i.am teeters dangerously close to being will.i.was. His solo albums range from silly to downright unlistenable, and too… Read more »
Don’t press play on “Save Rock and Roll” and expect the short, fast and loud confessionals of “Take This to Your Grave.” Don’t look for… Read more »
Paramore should have split up in 2010. The band’s instrumental core — guitarist Josh Farro and brother Zac — called it quits in a blog… Read more »
Odd Future used to be the three-ring circus hip-hop collective — a cocky troupe of upstart, devil-may-care rappers armed with moody beats and sneering attitudes.… Read more »
There’s a place on Top 40 radio for dumb songs. Pitbull and Rihanna pretty much live there. There’s a place for trashy songs — here’s… Read more »
“The 20/20 Experience,” Justin Timberlake’s return to pop music after seven years, is triumphant. It’s sleek, smooth and sexy. It flaunts some of music producer… Read more »
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, several songs on The Vanderbuilts’ new album were said to be sung by lead singer Sam Kogon.… Read more »
Trent Reznor has never really had a penchant for making happy music, but the Nine Inch Nails frontman hasn’t sounded sadder than when channeling his… Read more »
Emo died in 2006, and “The Black Parade” was the album that killed it. My Chemical Romance apparently thought generous applications of “guy-liner” and swooping… Read more »
Sorry for this one, hopeless romantics, but Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark cash grab. So, of course, I was slinking back into “spending Valentine’s Day… Read more »
Strap on your platform shoes, dust off your leg warmers and give your favorite Duran Duran record a spin. Tegan and Sara’s candy-coated newest album… Read more »
Pop-punk bands collecting rare cuts, bootlegs and B-sides have become just that: a rarity. Most bands get easily embarrassed by their early albums — Brand… Read more »
When 3-1-5 natives Ra Ra Riot performed in Syracuse last semester, Rebecca Zeller, the band’s violinist, commented on the group’s upcoming album title, “Beta Love.”… Read more »
Rap needs a new unspoken rule sandwiched somewhere between “Thou shall stop hashtag-rapping and start writing real punch lines” and “Thou will never, ever ask… Read more »
