Jon Caramanica

Cryin' shame: Shaped up, shipped out ... and feelin' so blue. The image of the melancholy soldier has become country music's money shot.; By Jon Caramanica Jun 22, 2004
Sharps & Flats: Socially conscious hip-hop pioneers the Jungle Brothers find the dance floor. Pointlessness ensues.; By Jon Caramanica Mar 8, 2000
Sharps & Flats: Wu-Tang Clan's grandest gastronome, Ghostface Killah, slips between chaotic crime and silly non sequiturs.; By Jon Caramanica Mar 3, 2000
Sharps & Flats: A compilation of songs from this year's Grammy nominees aims for the hearts of soccer moms and Shrieking Teenage Girls.; By Jon Caramanica Feb 23, 2000
Sharps & Flats: Tina Turner moves into house; Wynonna dives under the covers.; By Jon Caramanica Feb 18, 2000
Sharps & Flats: New Jack Swingers Guy killed old-school R&B. On "III," the trio gets what's coming.; By Jon Caramanica Feb 9, 2000
Sharps & Flats: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Akinyele and Blowfly deliver sextastic anthems, freaknasty odes to oral sex and chocolate dildos for Christmas.; By Jon Caramanica Jan 14, 2000

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