The Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy will always feel like home to me. Not because it reminds me of my hometown or a particular place, but becau…

For the past 17 years I’ve struggled to find an album that hits me harder than Merriweather Post Pavilion. I assumed every music fan must feel the same,…

When most people heard Bradley Nowell’s voice for the first time, he was already dead. It’s impossible to discuss one of my favorite albums of all time …

Lauryn Hill's debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was a massive commercial and cultural success that helped bring a revolution of hip hop into…

Many years ago, my friend Matt Brower introduced me to a concept that has stayed with me ever since. I've written about it before, but those words have …