(three briefs out of five)So much has been written about Accelerate that the one or two of you reading this blog (hi, Mom!) don’t need me to add to the noise. They all basically say the same things: a) it’s a welcome comeback album for an iconic band, and b) REM hasn’t rocked this hard […]

(four briefs out of five)
Like so many others, my first introduction to the amazing Shelby Lynne came by way of her 2000 breakthrough, “I Am Shelby Lynne.” That album earned her a Best New Artist Grammy, despite the fact that she released her first CD 11 years earlier. (And Mr. Grammy wonders why […]