Paul Shirley

Shirley's Top 10 albums of the year

The past year wasn't so good for a lot of people, but there was plenty of great music that Paul Shirley had to choose from to make his Top 10 albums of 2009 list.

Doldrums give way to musical ghosts

While being reminded of the Sunday doldrums of his youth, Paul Shirley is visited by the Ghosts of Musical Past, Present and Future, who are better known as Spoon, Metric and Hockey.

MINNEAPOLIS - OCTOBER 2: Paul Shirley #18 of the Minnesota Timberwolves poses for a portrait during Media Day at the Target Center...

Old music favorites get better with age

Paul Shirley debates author Todd Gallagher about the quality of music high schoolers listen to today compared with 15 years ago, and somehow Pink gets caught in the middle.

Smell the memory with music

Certain albums once marked significant moments in Paul Shirley's life. But as his musical library has expanded, those noteworthy Shirley sound track events have somehow become less frequent.

Music ideas for everyone on your list

Finding the right musical gift for everyone on your shopping list isn't easy, so Paul Shirley is here to match those diverse personalities with the albums they need.

Charisma energizes a musician's stature

As the sometimes puzzling allure of Leonard Cohen shows, singers better have a healthy dose of charisma to go along with whatever amount of talent they possess if they want to survive in today's music industry.

In search of the meaning of post-rock

How can you define post-rock if the bands of that genre are reluctant to be labeled? Paul Shirley gives it a shot.

Mascis' music brightens night's mood

Paul Shirley's plans for a musical man date unfortunately had to be altered because of a tragedy in Bruce Springsteen's inner circle, but Dinosaur Jr. came to the rescue.

Show faith in Brand New's progression

Brand New isn't afraid to write about religious subjects, but that doesn't make them a Christian band, writes Paul Shirley.

Go for it, try the new Jamie T

Jamie T's "Kings and Queens" is an impressive sophomore follow-up to the 2007 song "Sheila," which sparked Paul Shirley's interest in the British singer-rapper.

Steel cage match of grunge greats

Grunge greats Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains recently released new albums mere days apart, so Paul Shirley pits them against each other and declares a winner.

Paul Shirley: 9/25

Andy and Brian Kamenetzky talk to ESPN.com NBA columnist Paul Shirley

K-Bros Lakers Podkast: 9/25

...training camp looming, Andy and Brian crank up the star power! Big name guests (Derek Fisher, Paul Shirley). Big name wedding registries. Would you drop $6200 to get Lamar and Khloe a 9 inch...