It’s been a minute since I’ve written in this space, dear readers. Time both drags and zips by, and I hope you’ve all been well in the interim. For anyone who has followed my columns since April when ...

You've probably heard about the various hoops Fiona Apple has had to jump through in order to release her newest album in six years, Extraordinary Machine. The first ...

When Apple’s intriguing album ‘‘Tidal’’ came out in 1996, it signaled a talent with a lot of promise. After seeming to lose her way in the years since, Apple fulfills that promise with this new album.