Max Martin

Blogs
January 22, 2013
Who Played at the Presidential Inauguration Ball? Everybody who Could Offend Nobody
There's something fascinating and a little frightening about putting together a playlist for an event that is not you sitting in front of your computer in a bathrobe, refreshing Twitter. All the things you take for granted in the music you enjoy--the little background flourishes that charmed you onc ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Part of Me"
When I saw Katy Perry last summer, one scene that stuck with me occurred during "Hot N Cold," where Katy donned a number of costumes under a hula-hoop curtain. I think that represents Katy's career: A series of cut-away costumes replaced behind a magical curtain. Katy Perry's latest, "Part o ... More >>
Music
February 17, 2011
Robyn Makes The Most Of Her Second Chance
Music
May 29, 2008
Robyn
Robyn (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
Music
March 27, 2003
Bottle the Spin
The "40 best artists making music right now?" Nah.
Music
November 22, 2001
Sum 41
November 23 and 24
Music
December 28, 2000
Crit and Shap 2000
The worst of the worst
Music
December 28, 2000
Just Beautiful
A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10
Music
July 27, 2000
In sync
The Dark Side of Oz? Man, that's just the tip of the iceberg
Music
August 5, 1999
Cheers for Spears
A "rock star" writes an open letter to Britney Spears
Music
June 17, 1999
Candy corn
Or: What do cake walks, the Backstreet Boys, and Jon Cunningham have in common?