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,…
Hayley Williams, FINNEAS, St. Vincent Set For L.A. Fire Benefit
Paramore’s Hayley Williams, FINNEAS, Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and St. Vincent lead the stacked lineup for G*VE A F*CK LA, a Feb. 5 benefit at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium for…
Lady Gaga Bringing The ‘Mayhem’ In March
With her Bruno Mars collaboration “Die With a Smile” still sizzling on the charts, Lady Gaga has confirmed a March 7 release date for her seventh Interscope album, MAYHEM. The…
Deafheaven Bring The ‘Power’ On New Album
The nearly impossible-to-classify rock outfit Deafheaven, which have been compared to everyone from Metallica to Slowdive, are back with their first new music in nearly four years. “Magnolia,” a ferocious…
Larkin Poe Are In Full ‘Bloom’
The success of Larkin Poe’s 2024 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album could have been a double-edged sword, painting the rootsy duo of sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell into…