Michael Franti performs to an excited crowd at CARE's National Conference & Celebration on May 5, 2009. Copyright 2009 Amanda...

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First of all, let me say that Razorlight is, hands down, one of my favorite bands of the past five years. I love Johnny Borrell‘s voice –...

It would be great to list the best albums of 2007, but since album-making is virtually a dead art (sad, but true), I’d rather honor some...

The Once soundtrack is dominating my playlists this month, along with some old but not forgotten gems and little-known Canadian...

Although I taped 22 hours of coverage on the Sundance Channel, 12 hours on Bravo, and followed live coverage on MSN, I wasn’t really...

As further evidenced by the 2007 Brit Awards Concert for Diana, this song is completely of the non-sucking variety … I’m losing...

Seeing the “Dance Tonight” iTunes commercial stirred up a well of girlish “Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaul” squeals from the depths of my gut, and for...

Yes, I am a complete sucker for Harry Connick, Jr., and I do not apologize. My loving husband is aware of this fact, and knows that my...

Have you seen the Kleenex commercial where they interview people on the street and have them sit in the “let it out” chair and reveal...

The very thought of Adam Levine’s sexual conquests among various Hollywood starlets and socialites is enough to make me gag (whatever...