Annie Zaleski (page 3)

Annie Zaleski is a Cleveland-based journalist who writes regularly for The A.V. Club, and has also been published by Rolling Stone, Vulture, RBMA, Thrillist and Spin.

Tori Amos
Tori Amos' "Strange Little Girls" is a quietly triumphant covers collection that endures 20 years on Annie Zaleski
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam's "Ten" at 30: A raw, dynamic debut that's both sonically and emotionally exquisite Annie Zaleski
The Go-Go's
"Beauty and the Beat" at 40: The Go-Go's landmark debut ushered in a musical new wave Annie Zaleski
The band Garbage
"I'm a Scottish witch, I think": Shirley Manson on the prescient lyrics in Garbage's dark new album Annie Zaleski
To the Island
From Fleetwood Mac back to Crowded House, Neil Finn weighs in on the band's open-hearted new album Annie Zaleski
Cher
In praise of Cher, the self-proclaimed "Betty White of Rock 'n' Roll" Annie Zaleski
Duran Duran
"Hungry Like the Wolf" began a new era for Duran Duran and U.S. rock charts Annie Zaleski
Michael Stipe of REM
The unrepentant joy and popularity of R.E.M.'s polarizing "Shiny Happy People" Annie Zaleski
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren on no more Trump songs, his high-tech "spectacle" of a tour, and the new Sparks collab Annie Zaleski
Duran Duran
"Planet Earth" at 40: The perfect debut single that boldly launched Duran Duran Annie Zaleski
Joni Mitchell
The solace of Joni Mitchell's "River," a holiday song that defies merry and bright expectations Annie Zaleski
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac
Why Fleetwood Mac's music resonated so deeply in 2020 Annie Zaleski
Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips in
Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne: We're the only band "used to playing in space bubbles" Annie Zaleski
Tears for Fears
From the Beatles influence to personal strife, revisiting Tears for Fears' complex "Seeds of Love" Annie Zaleski
The enduring resonance of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill," 35 years later Annie Zaleski