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Music
Courtesy of the good folks at Three D Radio, here’s a sneak peek at the opening track from Steve Poltz‘s terrific new record, Noineen Noiny Noin. If you like this,…
Lee Feldman is a brilliant songwriter and a fun interview, and he has a new album — the wonderful (and wonderfully titled) Album No. 4: Trying to Put the Things Together…
The personal story behind a song from Jon’s Anti-Gravity album.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Marc Scibilia makes his picks.
That’s a wrap on AM Gold: 1973. This week may not offer a lot, but it does have David Foster!
I’ve dug Spirit Family Reunion since I wrote them up for Paste last year, and I’ve been patiently waiting for the band to release a new full-length effort that I…
Sometimes a finger-snapping kissoff song disguised as a bubbly anthem to sunshiny love is exactly what you need to hear. If that’s what you’re jonesing for right now, good news:…
Wondering why everyone’s talking about the new Mynabirds record lately? Well, wonder no more: the band has debuted the official video for its new single (and the title track to…
In an episode of King of the Hill called “Reborn to Be Wild,” Hank Hill says to a Christian rock singer, “Can’t you see you’re not making Christianity better? You’re…
Chiming guitars, handclaps, and a hummable melody: Not a bad introduction to Willie DE, who’s prepping a full-length release for the fall. Keep an ear out for more. [youtube id=”yDsC4dcZiWg”…
Grace Jones proves she is the best by hula hooping her way through a performance of “Slave to the Rhythm.”
UK synth-rock pioneers revive golden-years lineup, make startlingly good album.
Kelly Stitzel shares her favorite songs of 2012 (so far) in the latest installment of Pulling Rank.
This week Dave Steed takes a look at the Dixie Chicks when they were just happy little country girls as well as Celine Dion and a mess of DJs.
The start of June brings us new music from the Melvins, Ahab and the “final” record from Candlemass.
James Brown’s nemesis, Joe Tex, faces off with The Voice’s weirdo superstar, Cee-Lo, AKA Gnarls Barkley. To Date or Not to Date? That is the question.
The increased portability of music is, in the end, all about a shift in power.
Ray Parker Jr wants you. And he won’t take no for an answer. Get all the creepy details in this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays column.
Stop! Drop! Shuffle! Join in this week’s Friday Five!
Jukebox the Ghost are set to release their fantastic new album, Safe Travels, on June 12th. Guitarist Tommy Siegel talks about the new record.
Scott Malchus begins a new series with Scotty’s Jukebox.
Billboard magazine began publishing an album chart in 1945, and it wasn’t long before a soundtrack album hit #1: Song of Norway, from a musical adaptation of the works of…
Bill Lloyd‘s latest album, Boy King of Tokyo, is one of my favorite power pop records from the last decade, but I’ve neglected to cover it here because I’m forgetful…
The best song you’ll hear about the Melungeon people of Appalachia all day. “Little Carmel” comes from the Ready Stance‘s latest album Damndest, which arrives in physical formats June 1…
The Three Degrees had been around for more than ten years by the time they hit it big in 1974.
The guitar legend talks about his new album, Elemental Journey, as well as his approaches to playing, songwriting, and maintaining dual careers.
Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing retrace the creative journey to their latest album, Every Bitter Thing.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Larry Keel makes his picks.
