5 Main Takeaways from NAMM 2025
As anyone in the musical instruments industry can tell you, NAMM 2025 came and went in Anaheim, California last week, showing a wide variety of what the world of instruments,…
Snapped: Young Franco at The Village Underground NYC (A Photo Essay)
Brisbane native Young Franco is solidifying his place as one of Australia’s most exciting DJ/producers. With a seemingly endless roster of collaborations, he’s cross-pollinating music scenes and genres, and it’s…
Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin Among New Grammy Performers
Stevie Wonder, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard, Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Sheryl Crow and St. Vincent have been added to the performer lineup for the 67th Grammy Awards,…
Momma Soar Into New ‘Blue Sky’
After teasing fans in October with the new song “Ohio All the Time,” Brooklyn-by-way-of-California rock outfit Momma has revealed details for their fourth album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, which…
Taking It to the Streets
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, whom I was fortunate enough to interview and is now in his 90s, told me that he was playing in the Tube for some British school kids…
Springsteen Center To Honor Smokey Robinson, Tom Morello
The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music will salute Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Joe Ely at its third annual American Music Honors, which…
Alabama Shakes Reuniting At Minnesota Yacht Club Fest
After teasing new music on social media this week, Alabama Shakes will play their first billed show since 2017 at the Minnesota Yacht Club festival, which will be held July…
Release Roundup: Sleigh Bells, SASAMI/Clairo, Phil Cook
* Sleigh Bells have ended a three-year break from releasing music with the arrival today (Jan. 28) of “Wanna Start a Band?” (Mom+Pop Music). The duo of Alexis Krauss and…
Run D.M.C. Albums, Ranked
Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell formed Run-DMC in 1983 after becoming friends as teenagers in Hollis, Queens. In a matter of months, they…
You’ve Got Voicemail
The final words on Doechii’s mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal—““Everybody can’t go where you going.”— land emotionally in part because of what they’re not. They’re not performed by the artist,…