Michael's Top 40

Calling a love song "The Scientist" feels counter-intuitive. It's like writing a song about cars and calling it "The Pedestrian". Love...

DATE WEEKS July 12, 2003 6 I don't know how I'm going to write this one. That's the thought that keeps crossing my mind for this column. Because this was Radiohead's only #1 hit on my chart, and while I still really like it, they've done better songs. And Radiohead don't seem like the band to distill into a five or six minute read. They're too prolific and weird and just awesome to do that do. But that's the breaks. One thing I know for certain: America has never fully ap

Anyone who struggles with their mental health knows that the distinction between crazy and unwell can be razor-thin. I know how fucking...

What was it about some of my favorite early-2000s bands where their lead singers turned out to be raging assholes? Why are they such...

I'm visiting my dad in Washington State as I'm writing this. It's entirely possible it may be the last time I see him alive. There's a...