With the downfall of Sheldon Silver, New York’s powerful Speaker of the State Assembly, MMA enthusiasts and organizations are confident that this will, finally, be the year that New York …

“Uptown Funk” and “Feel Right” are two of the best songs you’ll hear all year. Does the rest of the album hold up?

Bust.

I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed this album.

“Wow, that new One Direction song is pretty catchy.”

U2 goes the Columbia House/malware route.

Could Spiderman Turn Off the Dark provided the framework for a U2 album that would have been superior to Songs of Innocence?

Thanks for the memories, MC Shaq.

My favorite ever goal from a Premier League debutante.

R.E.M.’s first appearance on MTV Unplugged shows a band on the rise. Their second shows a band in decline.