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An even closer look at Gretchen's songwriting and the track "You Closer" wraps up coverage of this month's Blogcritics Featured Artist.

Gretchen gives us a candid look at her personal life as well as her professional one and shares some of her thoughts on the music industry in general.

Not to be mistaken for anything else, this is an album for the romantic at heart.

Leon Redbone provides an important history lesson of early 20th century popular music that is a pleasure to experience.

Blogcritics' very first Featured Artist of the month is Gretchen Lieberum, the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter.

Yesterday, the Recording Academy announced the recipients of this year’s special merit awards, which will be presented at the Grammys in Los Angeles on February 8. David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor, and the Weavers will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards; Chris Blackwell, Owen Bradley and …

One piano geek plus power piano chords plus a 90-piece orchestra equals the latest chapter in the Ben Folds performance catalogue.

Burt Bacharach — champion of an elegant but inviting pop sophistication — joins WFUV Music Director Rita Houston for a performance and interview on her The Whole Wide World show over the airwaves in the NYC area and worldwide via the Internet on Friday, November 18 at 8:00 PM. Bacharach, …

In one of our more significant stories, Ed Driscoll published an outstanding profile and interview with the great electric guitar innovator Les Paul three years ago today. At the time Paul was among the coolest octagenarians on earth – now, at 90, he is among the most extraordinary nonagenarians: Les …

Warning: this review contains references to unions and other materials offensive to people of a conservative bent. Read at your own risk