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’...

The Waterboys’ new album Out of All This Blue continues where 2015’s Modern Blues left off – with plenty of twang-and-groove plucked from...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Ted Yoder set up a dulcimer in his Goshen, Indiana backyard and turned on Facebook Live, while his wife and...

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With his new recording, Fever Dream, Ben Watt captures the pleasure and pain of a Gen-Xer caught between two fires – his youth and the...