Album Reviews: Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi

 Paul McCartney — McCartney III (Liverpool, U.K.) As a long-time McCartney fan, it's been a minute since one of his recent releases dazzled me like self-titled and RAM releases. Once again returning to playing everything himself, there's a sense of fun and simplicity that makes this stick in your head.

To Write Or Not To Write? A Christmas Song Conundrum For Modern Times

 Over the last few years, I’ve had a number of artists ask me if it’s worth it to write a new Christmas song. The first few times I said “Sure! Why not?” The more times I was asked the question, it got me thinking, why is this so hard? Every decade or

Rebecca Noelle’s Soul-Soaring Soulstice

 Feature image by Paolo Ceritano. Standing on the edge of the end of a year, when singer-songwriter Rebecca Noelle looks back she sees behind her days full of song, frenetic choreography and various neon hairstyles that could possibly be seen from the International Space Station. And that’s just her work with