You can probably guess the top one: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” the same song that took the top spot in ...
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Fans of the classic television Christmas special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" eagerly await the annual appearance of the little reindeer, but they may not realize the show has a strong Illinois ...
Though most viewers can’t imagine the classic 1964 Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special being any different than the version they know and love, at one point, there was a major ...
The top country albums of 2025 are so different from each other that it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they fall under the same umbrella genre. But there is one thing these ...
Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...
Before I share my list of favorite albums of 2025, I need to repeat my regular “year-end list” disclaimer. If you already know the drill, feel free to skip ahead. We all know this. Art isn’t a ...
In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...
Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...
What's your favorite holiday TV special? If the first thing that popped into your head involved a dapper, crooning snowman; a red-bearded Arctic adventurer; a Santa who is a bit of a bully, and a ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...