#224: Fly, Dixie Chicks

I first encountered the Dixie Chicks on an episode of The Simpsons, when they make a brief but delightful appearance in Season 19. “I’m gonna buy me a clock radio!”

Nowadays, they go by the Chicks, which I fully respect. That said, they were the D…

#223: Imagine, John Lennon

There was a time in my life that the Beatles became very important to me. (How many people in the history of time have said that?) …

#222: Ray of Light, Madonna

Happy New Year. I’m a little late on the ball here, but my last review marked the first anniversary of the publication of the article where I announce the series where I review Rolling Stone Magazine’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

I’ve always been…

#221: Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

The first time I heard Rage, I was 14 and at a Lady Gaga concert. One of the opening acts was Lady Starlight, and she played a bunch of hard rock songs from the ’90s, including “Killing In the Name.” Wow…

#220: deja vu, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner has said that the first supergroup was Cream, which is fair: Cream formed in 1966 and included members of three different rock bands. (Though to be honest, I pretty much think of it as Eric Clapton’s band.) …

#219: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, Raekwon

There’s so much to unpack here, and unfortunately I’m a bit of a Wu-Tang novice, so I’m not the best person to do it. But look, all of these reviews are written in the spirit of being a novice, of learning about new…

#218: CrazySexyCool, TLC

I was only familiar with a few TLC songs: “No Scrubs,” “Unpretty,” and “Waterfalls.” I think this is the first “girl group” we’ve encountered, which is great! (I wish there was a better term for it, but alas.)

TLC was made up of three women: Tionne “T-Boz”…