Is your music cool enough? Reconsidering notions of ‘indie’ and ‘alternative’ music
Sassy gets her due!
Gender and genre at the Grammys
Vincent StephensGrammy Awards, Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand, Adele, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Lauryn Hill, Carole King
Pop singer deaths—you’re killing me: On the deaths of pop musicians and our fragile personal canons
The Art of Independence: A Riffs, Beats, & Codas interview with jazz vocalist Karen Marguth
The music you heard growing up: Some notes on "neo-classic" singers
Vincent StephensAnita Baker, Paul Buchanan, Shemekia Copeland, Terence Trent D'Arby, Dobie Gray, Alison Moyet, Stuart Staples, Tanya Tucker, The Blue Nile, The Tindersticks
2015’s Raves & Faves
Vincent StephensBest of 2015, Bruno Mars, Kacey Musgraves, Tony Bennett, Karen Marguth, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, Alabama Shakes, Margo Jefferson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Mat Johnson, Paul Beatty, Todd Decker, John Szwed, Angelique Kidjo, Gregory Porter, Amy Winehouse, Brian Wilson
“My” music and theirs: On the last 38 years of pop music from a (nearly) 39 year old
What I saw this summer: Music at the movies
Not Ms. Congeniality: Kacey Musgraves the country rebel
RIFFS, BEATS & CODAS celebrates six months!
100-ish Most Influential Female Vocalists in 20th century popular music
Staying alive: Blues in the modern world
More than a novelty: Black girls "rock" too!
Now and Forever: Celebrating a century of Billie Holiday
Revelations in Memphis: New encounters with Ol’ Time religious music
Romancing the box: Bring back the box set!
Getting Away…Letting Go…Gone: Reflecting on Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston
Sam Smith’s “Stay”-ing power and other notes on the 2015 Grammies