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2023 Grammy Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks

January 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 8

Here’s who will win and should win at this year’s ceremony.

Worth Reading: “Perfect Sound For A Little Longer: In Defence Of The CD”

May 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

A strange thing has been going on in my musical world. As I’ve become far less interested in contemporary country music, I’ve been going back and discovering vintage artists of other genres that for whatever

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Seven: 1979-1980

July 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

Newton-John’s career peak continues with a charity concert, a network special, and her second major motion picture.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Six: 1978

July 12, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

In the biggest year of her entire career, Olivia Newton-John went from a borderline nostalgia act to a totally hot superstar of both music and film.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Three: 1974

May 20, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

Olivia Newton-John loses Eurovision, wins a CMA, and scores her biggest hits yet in the United States.

Single Review: Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift, “Babe”

May 1, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

“Babe” exists for the sole purpose of its own existence.

Album Review: Shania Twain, Now

September 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Shania Twain is back with her first new album in fifteen years.

Album Review: Little Big Town, The Breaker

February 26, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

The Breaker is a top-notch collection of songs that yearn for a unifying sound.

Single Review: Luke Bryan, “Games”

March 12, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 5

“Games” Luke Bryan Written by Luke Bryan and Ashley Gorley Luke Bryan’s latest (and apparently final) Spring Break compilation is being promoted with the new single, “Games.” Thematically, it doesn’t connect much to the Spring

Retro Single Review: Shania Twain, "Ka-Ching!"

July 5, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 3

2003 | Peak: #2 (Europe, Austria, Sweden); #3 (Germany); #8 (U.K.)

Shania Twain at her most deliciously subversive.

“Ka-Ching!” stands in such sharp contrast to her entire catalog that it’s something of a shock that she wrote and recorded it.