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Ben Watt Made the Best Album for Your Midlife Crisis

Kristi Wooten

Jun 11, 2016

Ben Watt Made the Best Album for Your Midlife Crisis

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...

The Monkees Kick Off Fun 50th Anniversary Tour Down South

Kristi Wooten

May 27, 2016

The Monkees Kick Off Fun 50th Anniversary Tour Down South

Five decades after their TV debut, The Monkees are on the road with a multimedia tour featuring footage from the 1966 television series....

Kristi Wooten

May 25, 2016

The Monkees Kick Off Fun 50th Anniversary Tour Down South

Five decades after their TV debut, The Monkees are on the road with a multimedia tour featuring footage from the 1966 television series....

Florence Welch Climbs the Rafters at Shaky Knees

Kristi Wooten

May 17, 2016

Florence Welch Climbs the Rafters at Shaky Knees

Florence and the Machine closed the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park May 15 with an energetic 90-minute...

What Happened When Jimmy Carter and Bono Went to the Disco

Kristi Wooten

May 3, 2016

What Happened When Jimmy Carter and Bono Went to the Disco

Bono, Jimmy Carter and Nile Rodgers made for a surprising trio of revelers at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last Friday night. On the...

Kristi Wooten

May 1, 2016

What Happened When Jimmy Carter and Bono Went to the Disco?

Jimmy Carter, Bono and Nile Rodgers made for a surprising trio of revelers at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last Friday night. On the...

What Prince's Death Teaches Us About the Power of Music

Kristi Wooten

Apr 22, 2016

What Prince's Death Teaches Us About the Power of Music

1981 seems like just yesterday. Remember roller skating with your friends to Prince’s song “Controversy”? Fast forward 35 years, and it’s...

Kristi Wooten

Apr 21, 2016

Prince’s Death and the Power of Music

Every note produced further evidence that he was one of the most purely creative and otherworldly talents to walk the earth in our time.

Kristi Wooten

Apr 18, 2016

Duran Duran Live: Dancing is in the DNA

Move over, nostalgia. When a band brings its personal best to the stage, there’s only room for respect. Friday night at Atlanta’s Philips...

Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win

Kristi Wooten

Apr 8, 2016

Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win

Thirty years ago, no one might have predicted that Nile Rodgers would be on the road with Duran Duran in 2016. Yet, this spring the...

Kristi Wooten

Apr 6, 2016

Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win

Thirty years ago, no one might have predicted that Nile Rodgers would be on the road with Duran Duran in 2016. Yet, this spring the...

Kristi Wooten

Mar 10, 2016

The World Without George Martin

In the America song, “Tin Man,” folk rhythms sweep into jazz harmonies and arpeggiated piano riffs. Listening to that recording is like...

Simon Le Bon: Why Duran Duran Never Complains

Kristi Wooten

Mar 10, 2016

Simon Le Bon: Why Duran Duran Never Complains

Only Duran Duran can get away with a seven-minute title track that offers electro grooves, hand-waving harmonies, and upbeat lyrics about...

Kristi Wooten

Feb 10, 2016

My White-Label Copy of "September"

In homage to Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind and Fire, who died February 3, 2016. #EarthWindandFire #featured #MauriceWhite...

Kristi Wooten

Jan 26, 2016

The Bowie Brigade

Atlanta’s Bowie Parade, in honor of David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016. Photo by Kristi York Wooten #Atlanta #DavidBowie #featured...

You Can Make It There: Alabama Chanin and the Muscle Shoals Makers

Kristi Wooten

Jan 8, 2016

You Can Make It There: Alabama Chanin and the Muscle Shoals Makers

Artists in the Quad Cities of Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Florence — all along the Tennessee River — suppose it’s something...

Kristi Wooten

Jan 4, 2016

Why We’re Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center

By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral video of the Queen of Soul singing for the Obamas and songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center...

Kristi Wooten

Jan 4, 2016

Why We're Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center

By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral video of the Queen of Soul singing for the Obamas and songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center...

The Best Albums of 2015: Did Your Favorite Make the List?

Kristi Wooten

Dec 20, 2015

The Best Albums of 2015: Did Your Favorite Make the List?

This year, traditional songwriting went head-to-head with algorithm-based formulas, leaving our brains confused about what makes a good...

Kristi Wooten

Dec 20, 2015

The Best Albums of 2015: Did Your Favorite Make the List?

This year, traditional songwriting went head-to-head with algorithm-based formulas, leaving our brains confused about what makes a good...