Marc Hirsh's posts

A ton of excellent records came out in 1983, and a good number of them—R.E.M.’s Murmur, New Order’s Power,…

The Velvet Underground & Nico has long been viewed as the anti-Sgt. Pepper, a dark counterpoint to the Summer Of…

Since approximately the turn of the millennium, Pink has been the most emotionally honest pop singer to approach Top…

For all of the eager brain-twisting fueling the sound of albums like 2009’s celebrated Merriweather Post Pavilion, An…