1. Live: Travie McCoy and Pete Wentz's Black Cards Get Emotional at the Gramercy Theatre →

    I had a really good time at this show, and I hope that comes through here.

  2. Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" →

    many thanks to sasha for welcoming me into the daily fold.

  3. Off The Charts: 2010's 'Runaway' Pop Music Hits →

    I was on NPR today. It’s a Christmas miracle, I know.

  4. R. Kelly, 'Love Letter' →

    Here’s my Spin review of the Kells record. If you couldn’t tell, this is definitely going in my top five of 2010.

  5. The Good Ideas Of 2010: The End Of Appointment Listening →

    I wrote a piece for NPR’s The Record on the shifting importance of release dates, the idea of immediacy when it comes to finding out about music, and, of course, Kanye, Radiohead, and Lil Wayne.

  6. Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? American Idol Wobbles, R&B Thrives, And The '90s Rise Again →

    This week, Sound of the City is hosting an epistolary roundtable on the subject of music in 2010. Five critics are involved: Rob Harvilla, Zach Baron, Sean Fennessey, Rich Juzwiak, and me. (I would have said ‘five smart critics are involved’ in that last sentence but that would seem sorta self-congratulatory, no?) Here is my first entry, in which I talk about American Idol’s rough ride, remembering the ’90s, using pre-Internet social-networking techniques to find out about music, and R. Kelly. The whole thing is here.

  7. New Music: The Joy Formidable, LeeLou, PJ Harvey, Kylie Minogue, and Florrie →

    Here is the new installment of my Hairpin music column.

  8. The Currency Q&A: Lucas Jensen: Drummer, Venice is Sinking →

    I talked to Lucas about the economics of being in a band for Currency. Click!!