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What No One Else Will Tell You About the New U2 Album

Kristi Wooten

Dec 3, 2017

What No One Else Will Tell You About the New U2 Album

When music critics focus on confirming or denying the band’s place in music history, they miss the real story of Songs of Experience. I...

Premiere: Watch Tom Chaplin Sing The Pretenders’ Holiday Classic, “2000 Miles.”

Kristi Wooten

Nov 20, 2017

Premiere: Watch Tom Chaplin Sing The Pretenders’ Holiday Classic, “2000 Miles.”

As Thanksgiving turkeys fill the dining table and twinkling lights hang from every lamppost, Tom Chaplin’s Twelve Tales of Christmas...

Halloween Special: PVRIS’s Lynn Gunn on Finding Light in the Darkness

Kristi Wooten

Oct 31, 2017

Halloween Special: PVRIS’s Lynn Gunn on Finding Light in the Darkness

PVRIS is an esoteric band whose latest release, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell, makes a timely addition to your autumn...

Watch Dua Lipa Jump into Crowd of Atlanta Fans

Kristi Wooten

Oct 3, 2017

Watch Dua Lipa Jump into Crowd of Atlanta Fans

Summer’s over and the leaves are falling, but we’ll always have memories of the music festival season to get us through fall and winter....

Kristi Wooten

Sep 30, 2017

Neil Finn’s Quiet Masterpiece

Neil Finn’s latest solo album, Out of Silence, offers us the gift of catharsis in a season of unpredictable politics and societal...

Mike Scott on Love Affairs, Disco, and The Waterboys’ Groovy New Album

Kristi Wooten

Sep 8, 2017

Mike Scott on Love Affairs, Disco, and The Waterboys’ Groovy New Album

In July, I caught up with musician Mike Scott in the basement of an ivy-covered Georgian townhome in Dublin to talk about The Waterboys’...

Kristi Wooten

Aug 27, 2017

Pop music is rejecting the piano. Why?

The instrument’s warm tone is increasingly rare in an industry driven by computer-generated sounds. A SEARCH for the sound of acoustic...

Kristi Wooten

Jun 27, 2017

Is Beth Ditto the New Stevie Nicks?

Beth Ditto has always been ready for her close-up, but now the fashion-forward singer is ready for a brighter spotlight, too. After years...

Here’s How The Edge Celebrates Les Paul’s Birthday

Kristi Wooten

Jun 16, 2017

Here’s How The Edge Celebrates Les Paul’s Birthday

Guitarist Les Paul would have turned 102 this year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee died in 2009, but his legacy lives on through...

Bryan Ferry and the Seduction of Subtlety

Kristi Wooten

Mar 15, 2017

Bryan Ferry and the Seduction of Subtlety

A relentless assault of zeros and ones is stripping our brains of the ability to recognize smooth edges. In the 21st century, we want...

Keane's Tom Chaplin Talks Drama, Drugs and Dreams

Kristi Wooten

Jan 15, 2017

Keane's Tom Chaplin Talks Drama, Drugs and Dreams

Releasing an album no longer guarantees success in an industry where platinum-selling singers face the same pressures as fledgling...

Why George Michael’s Music Will Always Make Us Feel Like Teenagers

Kristi Wooten

Dec 25, 2016

Why George Michael’s Music Will Always Make Us Feel Like Teenagers

George Michael was only 53 years old when he left us, but for Generation X, his music recalls the Cold War-era sounds of our youth. The...

The Curious Comforts of “In the Bleak Midwinter”

Kristi Wooten

Dec 21, 2016

The Curious Comforts of “In the Bleak Midwinter”

FEW Christmas songs temper the joy and light of the festive season with the dark realities of modern life. Most “wish it could be...

The Top Songs of 2016: A Mixtape for a Crazy Year

Kristi Wooten

Dec 8, 2016

The Top Songs of 2016: A Mixtape for a Crazy Year

Some years are groovier than others. This year, music provided a steadying backbeat against the craziness of the political climate. We...

Johnnyswim’s New Album Makes Marriage Sound Wonderful

Kristi Wooten

Nov 4, 2016

Johnnyswim’s New Album Makes Marriage Sound Wonderful

Johnnyswim’s new album Georgica Pond makes marriage sound wonderful – just ask TV’s hottest couple, Chip and Joanna Gaines. “The album...

Kristi Wooten

Oct 27, 2016

Adele at 20

It’s hard to believe this London singer’s not old enough to buy herself a celebratory bottle of champagne on her first U.S. tour.

Kristi Wooten

Oct 16, 2016

The Night Bob Dylan Made Sense

Twenty-four years ago, a concert predicted Dylan’s future as a Nobel Laureate. Bob Dylan is officially the songwriter with the most...

What Happened When Midge Ure Drove Himself Across America

Kristi Wooten

Oct 14, 2016

What Happened When Midge Ure Drove Himself Across America

Midge Ure is music royalty. Or at least an indefatigable and decorated player who originates from the pre-digital age. He has sold...

Kristi Wooten

Oct 5, 2016

Maxwell reimagines a Kate Bush song

The protest songs of the 1960s were anthems for freedom and peace. In 2016, Maxwell's cover of "This Women's Work" continues the tradition.

Global Citizen Festival: Bands and Prime Ministers

Kristi Wooten

Oct 4, 2016

Global Citizen Festival: Bands and Prime Ministers

The annual Global Citizen Festival encourages people to sign petitions and write to world leaders rather than swipe a credit card. Before...