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&lt;p&gt;My name is Sean Fennessey. So if you’re looking for that person, you’ve found him. I know, the Internet is magic. This is where we keep work things. I am presently an editor and writer at GQ, overseeing daily content at GQ.com. I have been an editor at VIBE, Complex, Stuff, and eMusic, as well as a freelance writer for The Village Voice, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and others. I blog about films and songs and sneakers and memes at &lt;a href="http://splitinfinitives.com/"&gt;Split Infinitives&lt;/a&gt;. I also use the web application Twitter. Amazing, I know. &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/sean_fennessey"&gt;@sean_fennessey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Village Voice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-02-23/music/adele-goes-deep/"&gt;Adele Goes Deep&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/03/the_weeknd_frank_ocean.php"&gt;Love vs. Money: The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and R&amp;B’s Future Shock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/03/randy_newman_bo.php"&gt;Randy Newman Bores Small Children, Charms Everyone Else At Town Hall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/12/was_2010_the_be_1.php"&gt;Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? Throw Taylor Swift in a Well&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/12/was_2010_the_be_6.php"&gt;Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? The Joy of the Work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-11-17/music/kanye-west-finally-unraveled/"&gt;Kanye West, Finally Unraveled: Plumbing The Gorgeous Depths of &lt;em&gt;My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/12/lykke_li_soundt.php"&gt;Live: Lykke Li Soundtracks Your Personal Makeout Session&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/11/live_kanye_west_1.php"&gt;Live: Kanye West at Bowery Ballroom Ranting, Seething, Enthralling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-10-06/music/waka-flocka-flame-is-yelling-at-you-for-a-reason/"&gt;Waka Flocka Flame Is Yelling At You&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-06-15/music/drake-fumbles-toward-superstardom"&gt;Drake Fumbles Toward Stardom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-20/music/best-coast-and-wavves-sitting-in-a-tree/"&gt;Wavves and Best Coast, Sitting in a Tree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-18/music/back-to-africa-with-nas-and-damian-marley/"&gt;Back To Africa With Nas and Damian Marley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-03-24/music/take-donald-glover-aziz-ansari-and-das-racist-s-joke-rap-seriously/1"&gt;Take Donald Glover and Das Racist’s Joke Rap Seriously&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-01-19/music/jay-z-s-empire-strikes-back-at-last/"&gt;Jay-Z’s ‘Empire’ Strikes Back At Last&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/05/surveying_the_d.php"&gt;Surveying The Dr. Luke Moment: A Critical Look At Lasers, Glitter, and the Un-Sexing of America’s Pop Stars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-29/music/the-almost-40-year-old-sex-fiend-ghostface-killah/"&gt;The (Almost)-40-Year-Old Sex Fiend: Ghostface Killah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-07-28/music/who-is-fabolous/"&gt;Who Is Fabolous?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-01-21/music/bon-iver-digital-love-analog-grief/"&gt;Bon Iver: Digital Love, Analog Grief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/04/a_comprehensive.php"&gt;A Comprehensive Guide To B.o.B, the Rapping Coldplay Acolyte Who Is About To Be Enormously Famous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/08/power_paintings.php"&gt;“Power,” Paintings, and Pomposity: The uncertain Evolution of Kanye West’s Videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/11/live_girls_have.php"&gt;Live: Girls Have Their Moment at the Bowery Ballroom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/09/live_jay-z_cele.php"&gt;Live: Jay-Z Celebrates Life, Death, and &lt;em&gt;The Blueprint 3&lt;/em&gt; at Madison Square Garden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/02/_just_blaze_tra.php"&gt;Interview: Just Blaze Talks Baseline Studios, From the Making of Jay-Z’s &lt;em&gt;The Blueprint&lt;/em&gt; to the End of an Era&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/01/the_2010_grammy.php"&gt;The 2010 Grammy Live Blog: Where Puns Happen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/09/the_ecstasy_the.php"&gt;The Ecstasy, the Agony: Live Blogging the 2009 MTV VMAs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/09/2010_mtv_video_music_awards.php#comments"&gt;The Bieber Bowl: The 2010 Video Music Awards Live-Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GQ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/08/youre-not-gonna-believe-this-but-entourage-has-been-great-this-year.html"&gt;You’re Not Gonna Believe This, But The Current Season of &lt;em&gt;Entourage&lt;/em&gt; Is Great&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/06/why-treme-failed.html"&gt;Why&lt;em&gt; Treme&lt;/em&gt; Failed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/02/how-to-make-it-through-how-to-make-it-in-america.html"&gt;How  To Make It Through &lt;em&gt;How To Make It In America&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/04/a-man-possessed-the-repeated-paranoia-of-leonardo-dicaprio.html"&gt;A  Man Possessed: The (Repeated) Paranoia of Leonardo DiCaprio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gq.com/about/american-idol"&gt;Three Things About American  Idol: A Season-Long Journey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-adult-swim-20110220,0,7344690.story"&gt;The Bold, Crazy World of Adult Swim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vulture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/piranha_3d_director_alexandre.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Piranha 3D&lt;/em&gt; Director Alexandre Aja On Putting 80,000 Gallons of Blood To Good Use&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/11/house_of_the_devil_posters.html"&gt;Neil  Kellerhouse on &lt;em&gt;The House of the Devil&lt;/em&gt;’s Arty, Retro Posters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/cypress_hill_jim_jonsin.html"&gt;It  Takes A Special Talent To Fuse Cypress Hill and Crosby, Stills and  Nash: A Jim Jonsin Primer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/03/horrorcore.html"&gt;The  Ten Most Horrifying Horrorcore Rappers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Washington Post&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062103494.html?hpid=topnews"&gt;Eminem, &lt;em&gt;Recovery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804124.html"&gt;3OH!3, &lt;em&gt;Streets of Gold&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/05/AR2010070502352.html"&gt;Kelis, &lt;em&gt;Flesh Tone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/07/album_review_rick_ross_teflon.html"&gt;Rick Ross, &lt;em&gt;Teflon Don&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/07/album_review_fat_joe_the_darks.html"&gt;Fat Joe, &lt;em&gt;The Darkside Vol. 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/08/album_review_mike_posner_31_mi.html"&gt;Mike Posner, &lt;em&gt;31 Minutes To Takeoff&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/08/album_review_usher_versus.html"&gt;Usher, &lt;em&gt;Versus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091304973.html"&gt;Trey Songz, &lt;em&gt;Passion, Pain, &amp; Pleasure&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/09/album_review_john_legend_and_t.html"&gt;John Legend &amp; The Roots, &lt;em&gt;Wake Up!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/09/album_review_mark_ronson_recor.html"&gt;Mark Ronson &amp; The Business Int’l., &lt;em&gt;Record Collection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/10/album_review_bruno_mars_doo-wo.html"&gt;Bruno Mars, &lt;em&gt;Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/10/album_review_die_antwoord_o.html"&gt;Die Antwoord, &lt;em&gt;$O$&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/10/album_review_tye_tribbett_fres.html"&gt;Tye Tribbett, &lt;em&gt;Fresh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/11/album_review_mariah_carey_merr.html"&gt;Mariah Carey, &lt;em&gt;Merry Christmas II You&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111505924.html"&gt;Kid Rock, &lt;em&gt;Born Free&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/11/album_review_soulja_boy_the_de.html"&gt;Soulja Boy, &lt;em&gt;The DeAndre Way&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/12/album_review_ti_no_mercy.html"&gt;T.I., &lt;em&gt;No Mercy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/12/album_review_r_kelly_love_lett.html"&gt;R. Kelly, &lt;em&gt;Love Letter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/12/lost_tracks_roc_marciano_marcb.html"&gt;LOST TRACKS: Roc Marciano, &lt;em&gt;Marcberg&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/17/AR2011011703901.html"&gt;White Lies, &lt;em&gt;Ritual&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012405416.html"&gt;Mouse On Tha Track, &lt;em&gt;Swagga Fresh Freddie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030705256.html"&gt;Lupe Fiasco, &lt;em&gt;Lasers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/chris-browns-fame-a-defiant-double-down-on-musical-aggression/2011/03/17/ABRH2r8_story.html"&gt;Chris Brown,&lt;em&gt; F.A.M.E.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPIN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/kid-cudi-how-he-made-it-america"&gt;FEATURE: How Kid Cudi Made It In America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/wale-mad-decent"&gt;FEATURE: Wale:Mad Decent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/rapper-year-drake"&gt;FEATURE: Drake: Rapper of the Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/rookie-year-nicki-minaj"&gt;FEATURE: Nicki Minaj: Rookie of the Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/hot-new-rapper-playboy-tre"&gt;Breaking  Out: Playboy Tre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/breaking-out-titus-andronicus"&gt;Breaking  Out: Titus Andronicus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/tv-radio-nine-types-light-interscope"&gt;TV On The Radio, &lt;em&gt;Nine Types of Light&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/lykke-li-wounded-rhymes-llatlantic"&gt;Lykke Li, &lt;em&gt;Wounded Rhymes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/broken-bells-broken-bells-columbia"&gt;Broken Bells, &lt;em&gt;Broken Bells&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/big-boi-sir-lucious-left-foot-son-chico-dusty-def-jam"&gt;Big Boi, &lt;em&gt;Sir Lucious Left Foot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/walkmen-lisbon-fat-possum"&gt;The Walkmen, &lt;em&gt;Lisbon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/mobb-deep-blood-money-g-unitinterscope"&gt;Mobb Deep, &lt;em&gt;Blood Money&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/teenagers-reality-check-xl"&gt;The Teenagers, &lt;em&gt;Reality Check&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/ll-cool-j-todd-smith-def-jam"&gt;LL Cool J, &lt;em&gt;Todd Smith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-humbug-domino"&gt;Arctic Monkeys, &lt;em&gt;Humbug&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/rain-machine-rain-machine-anti"&gt;Rain Machine, &lt;em&gt;Rain Machine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/kid-sister-ultraviolet-downtown"&gt;Kid Sister, &lt;em&gt;Ultraviolet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/mayer-hawthorne-strange-arrangement-stones-throw"&gt;Mayer Hawthorne, &lt;em&gt;A Strange Arrangement&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/muse-resistance-warner-bros"&gt;Muse, &lt;em&gt;The Resistance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/gucci-mane-state-vs-radric-davis-asylum"&gt;Gucci Mane, &lt;em&gt;The State vs. Radric Davis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-rated-r-def-jam"&gt;Rihanna, &lt;em&gt;Rated R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/gallery/40-best-albums-2009?page=3"&gt;Rick Ross, &lt;em&gt;Deeper Than Rap&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/kate-nash-my-best-friend-you-fictiongeffen"&gt;Kate Nash, &lt;em&gt;My Best Friend Is You&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/erykah-badu-new-amerykah-part-two-return-ankh-universal-motown"&gt;Erykah Badu, &lt;em&gt;New AmErykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/neil-young-le-noise-reprise"&gt;Neil Young, &lt;em&gt;Le Noise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.spin.com/reviews/vado-slime-flu-e1"&gt;Vado, &lt;em&gt;Slime Flu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blender&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blender.com/search/search.html?keywords=fennessey&amp;x=0&amp;y=0"&gt;Reviews Archive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;eMusic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/icon_jayz/index.html"&gt;Icon: Jay-Z, A Complete Critical Discography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/icon_notorious_big/index.html"&gt;Icon: The Notorious B.I.G., A Complete Critical Discography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/icon_replacements/index.html"&gt;Icon: The Replacements, A Complete Critical Discography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/icon_beck/index.html"&gt;Icon: Beck, A Complete Critical Discography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/six_degrees_rick_james/index.html"&gt;Six Degrees of Rick James’ &lt;em&gt;Street Songs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201006-wa-suckers.html"&gt;Who Are: Suckers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201007-wa-mountain-man.html"&gt;Who Are: Mountain Man&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/hidden_hiphop/index.html"&gt;Hip-Hop Hidden Treasures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Titus-Andronicus-The-Monitor-MP3-Download/11821128.html"&gt;Titus Andronicus, &lt;em&gt;The Monitor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Randy-Newman-Good-Old-Boys-MP3-Download/11761951.html"&gt;Randy Newman, &lt;em&gt;Good Old Boys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Weezer-Hurley-MP3-Download/12169918.html"&gt;Weezer, &lt;em&gt;Hurley&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/121581/12158934.html"&gt;No Age, &lt;em&gt;Everything In Between&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/121581/12158933.html"&gt;Aloe Blacc, &lt;em&gt;Good Things&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/-Fearless-MP3-Download/12168881.html"&gt;Jazmine Sullivan, &lt;em&gt;Fearless&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Ol-Dirty-Bastard-Return-To-The-36-Chambers-The-Dirty-Version-MP3-Download/11749432.html"&gt;Ol’ Dirty Bastard, &lt;em&gt;Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Alicia-Keys-The-Diary-Of-Alicia-Keys-MP3-Download/11479523.html"&gt;Alicia Keys, &lt;em&gt;The Diary of Alicia Keys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Violent-Femmes-Violent-Femmes-MP3-Download/11749556.html"&gt;Violent Femmes, &lt;em&gt;Violent Femmes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://wmp.emusic.com/album/Usher-Confessions-MP3-Download/11887965.html"&gt;Usher, &lt;em&gt;Confessions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://wmp.emusic.com/album/John-Legend-Get-Lifted-MP3-Download/11490949.html"&gt;John Legend, &lt;em&gt;Get Lifted&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/The-B-52S-The-B-52-s-MP3-Download/11766715.html"&gt;The B-52s, &lt;em&gt;The B-52s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Neon-Indian-Psychic-Chasms-MP3-Download/11661635.html"&gt;Neon Indian, &lt;em&gt;Psychic Chasms&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Showbiz-AG-Runaway-Slave-MP3-Download/10997574.html"&gt;Showbiz &amp; A.G., &lt;em&gt;Runaway Slave&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Surfer-Blood-Astro-Coast-MP3-Download/11734814.html"&gt;Surfer Blood, &lt;em&gt;Astro Coast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Kelis-Tasty-MP3-Download/11479511.html"&gt;Kelis, &lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Kelis-Tasty-MP3-Download/11479511.html"&gt;Tasty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://wmp.emusic.com/album/Javelin-No-M%C3%A1s-MP3-Download/11883409.html"&gt;Javelin, &lt;em&gt;No Mas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Macy-Gray-On-How-Life-Is-MP3-Download/11486703.html"&gt;Macy Gray, &lt;em&gt;On How Life Is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rolling Stone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/234787"&gt;Jay-Z Debates Hip Hop, Greed, and Social Activism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/180872"&gt;Ne-Yo’s Superhero Concept Album&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/16/kanye-west-protege-mr-hudson-politely-introduces-himself-in-nyc/"&gt;Mr. Hudson Politely Introduces Himself&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/15/breaking-foreign-born/"&gt;Breaking: Foreign Born&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/22/whitney-houston-returns-diva-debuts-i-look-to-you-in-new-york/"&gt;Whitney Houston Returns: Diva Debuts I Look To You in New York&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pitchfork&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7863-the-b-boys-odd-future-and-the-swag-generation/"&gt;The /b/ Boys: Odd Future and The Swag Generation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6318-gnarls-barkley/"&gt;Interview: Gnarls Barkley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15140-were-new-here/"&gt;Gil Scott-Heron/Jamie Smith: &lt;em&gt;We’re New Here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14892-the-hits-collection-vol-one/"&gt;Jay-Z: &lt;em&gt;The Hits Collection, Vol. 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14622-grinderman-2/"&gt;Grinderman, &lt;em&gt;Grinderman 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14515-rated-r-deluxe-edition/"&gt;Queens of the Stone Age, &lt;em&gt;Rated R&lt;/em&gt; (Reissue)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9658-hell-hath-no-fury/"&gt;Clipse, &lt;em&gt;Hell Hath No Fury&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13790-untitled/"&gt;R. Kelly, &lt;em&gt;Untitled&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9238-in-my-mind/"&gt;Pharrell, &lt;em&gt;In My Mind&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4029-the-warning/"&gt;Hot Chip, &lt;em&gt;The Warning&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7856-yoyoyoyoyo/"&gt;Spankrock, &lt;em&gt;Yoyoyoyo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9208-night-ripper/"&gt;Girl Talk, &lt;em&gt;Night Ripper&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13401-after-robots/"&gt;BLK JKS, &lt;em&gt;After Robots&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8768-late-registration/"&gt;Kanye West, &lt;em&gt;Late Registration&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9136-loose/"&gt;Nelly Furtado, &lt;em&gt;Loose&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9738-true-magic/"&gt;Mos Def, &lt;em&gt;True Magic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8916-lets-get-it-thug-motivation-101/"&gt;Young Jeezy, &lt;em&gt;Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9558-pretty-little-head/"&gt;Nellie McKay, &lt;em&gt;Pretty Little Head&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9713-shine-through/"&gt;Aloe Blacc, &lt;em&gt;Shine Through&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ALBUM REVIEW: &lt;a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11708-we-got-it-4-cheap-vol-1-vol-2/"&gt;Clipse, &lt;em&gt;We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 1 &amp; 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIBE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oSYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;rview=1&amp;pg=PA94#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;Dirty Pop: How Hip-Hop Consumed Pop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=rCYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA97&amp;dq=robin%20thicke&amp;lr&amp;as_pt=MAGAZINES&amp;pg=PA96#v=onepage&amp;q=robin%20thicke&amp;f=false"&gt;Natural Selection: Robin Thicke Rising&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=pCYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA120#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;One Man Band Man: How Will.i.am Might Save The Music Industry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=mSYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA122#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;The 77 Best Lil Wayne Songs of 2007&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nCYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;rview=1&amp;pg=PA135#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;From Jay To Z: A Complete Jay-Z Songography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nyYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA140#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;Polow Da Don: The Sound Sovereign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nyYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;lr&amp;pg=PA157#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;Fabo: The Snap Eccentric&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9CYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA82&amp;dq=fennessey%20R%26B%20soft&amp;as_pt=MAGAZINES&amp;rview=1&amp;pg=PA81#v=onepage&amp;q=fennessey%20R&amp;B%20soft&amp;f=false"&gt;R&amp;B Enters The Age of Soft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=gyYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;rview=1&amp;pg=PA62#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;Toni! Toni! Toni!: A Reader’s Guide To Toni Morrison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oyYEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;rview=1&amp;pg=PA113#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"&gt;Timbaland’s  &lt;em&gt;Shock Value&lt;/em&gt; review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Splitsider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://splitsider.com/2010/10/snl-and-the-curse-of-the-transitional-season/"&gt;SNL and The Curse of the Transitional Season&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Recording&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thisrecording.com/film/2008/11/24/in-which-its-all-about-the-performance-man.html"&gt;In Which It’s All About The Performance, Man&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fourfour&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2009/02/making-sense-of-kanye.html"&gt;Making Sense of Kanye: A Conversation About a Cover Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://seanfennessey.com/post/406434994</link><guid>http://seanfennessey.com/post/406434994</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:26:00 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

