Renee Graham
Renee Graham's Picks For Quintessentially American Music
In the first of a new series looking at American music, our pop culture critic shares a playlist including B.B. King and Nina Simone.
Pop Culture Critic Renee Graham On Artists We Lost
Renee Graham remembers the musicians we lost this year, including Tommy Ramone of The Ramones and conductor Claudio Abbado.
Renee Graham's Pop Culture Highlights Of 2013
Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham has her year-end standouts in film, television and music of the past year.
Renee Graham's Guide To South Korean Cinema
Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham says there is a lot of exciting original work coming out of South Korea. She shares her 10 favorite films by Korean...
Renee Graham On The New, Blue-Eyed R&B
Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham has noted a trend recently: for the most part, the biggest acts in mainstream R&B music are white men — and that's...
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What's Eating Johnny Depp?
Critics are starting to ask what's happening with the once highly respected actor. "The Lone Ranger" is one of the biggest box office bombs of the summer, and it's earned...
Renee Graham's Off-The-Radar Playlist
Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham recommends three new albums: "Sound the Alarm" from Booker T. Jones, "Avalanche" from Quadron and "No Beginning No End" by Jose James.
Is Kanye West's New Album 'Yeezus' Mostly Hype?
Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham calls Kanye West’s new album “Yeezus” the cultural flash point of the week, with songs like "I Am A God," "New Slaves"...
National Anthem As 'Holy Grail Or Third Rail'
Alicia Keys is slated to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. We take a look at the most famous and infamous renditions of the notoriously challenging...
Welcoming The New Year With Food And Music
Are you still looking for special recipes or music to help you ring in the New Year? Two of our favorite experts have given us a dance mix and recipes,...
Appreciating John Cheever
Even though he has won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his short stories, John Cheever may not be at the top of your reading list —...
Call Him The Funk Doctor
"To me, funk music lifestyle is: do the best you can, and after that, funk it. Play in a band, go to school, learn all the technology, the intellectual part...
The Life Of Whitney Houston: From Model To R&B Megastar
Whitney Houston went from modeling and singing Gospel to becoming one of the best-selling R&B artists of the 20th century.
When Black Stories Are Written By White People
The blockbuster movie, "The Help," has been nominated for four Academy Awards and gained widespread praise. But some people in the African American community say it's an example of black...
Saying Goodbye To R&B Great Etta James
Here and Now pop culture critic Renee Graham says that Etta James was an extraordinary woman who even as a teenager had a full-grown sound.
What Is It About 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo?'
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is popular with young people, even though it includes sexual violence against women.
For Halloween, Revisiting Hitchcock's Creepy Classic 'Psycho'
Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr and Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham examine Alfred Hitchcock's 1950 classic film "Psycho" to see if the film still packs a...
Celebrating The Supremes And Temptations, 50 Years On
We mark the 50th anniversary of The Supremes and The Temptations with Here & Now pop culture critic Renee Graham.
Deconstructing Marvin Gaye's 'Inner City Blues'
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye's landmark CD "What's Going On." Here & Now's Renee Graham remembers getting the album for her ninth birthday:...
Songs To Linger On
Pop culture critic Renee Graham is going to deconstruct Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues" for us this week. Is there another song you'd like us to linger on?