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American Songwriter
Song Diving With Judy Collins
Listen everywhere you get your podcasts including: Spotify, Apple, and Amazon! We get into the stories behind songs like “Both Sides Now,” “Suzanne,” “Since You’ve Asked,” “My Father,” “Someday Soon,”…
American Songwriter
3 British Invasion Bands From the 1990s Whose Melodies Still Echo Decades Later
Vaartkapoen ( VK ) - Brussel - Belgium - 19/02/1994 The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury, Simon Jones Photo gie Knaeps They say life is cyclical. Well, when it comes to British In…
American Songwriter
Born 51 Years Ago in Tennessee, the Country Singer Who Got Her Start at Dollywood and Has Portrayed Patsy Cline Hundreds of Times at the Ryman
Mandy Barnett Fifty-one years ago today, the country singer who started in Dollywood before leaving her mark in Nashville was born in Tennessee. The post Born 51 Years Ago in Tennessee, the Country Si…
Stereogum
Slipknot Announce 2027 Tour, Events Tonight In LA & London
Like many aging rock bands, nu-metal veterans Slipknot have a Ship of Theseus quality to them. A decent chunk of the classic lineup has departed, most recently longtime DJ Sid Wilson, who was kicked o…
American Songwriter
Riley Green Serenades a Grandma From the Stage After Catching Her “Giving Me the Eye All Night”
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 07: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Riley Green performs onstage during day four of CMA Fest 2026 at Nissan Stadium on June 07, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Wire…
American Songwriter
No 70s Kid Alive Could Forget These 3 Classic Rock Songs From 1979
NEW YORK - 1977: David Byrne and Tina Weymouth of The Talking Heads perform live at GBGB in 1977 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) I don't…
Billboard
Sombr Paid Secret Homage to George Michael During All-Star 2026 VMAs Tribute With a Signature Piece of Late Singer’s Wardrobe
Sunday's medley also included singers Adam Lambert, RAYE, Saint Harison, MNEK, MEEK and Teddy Swims.
Stereogum
Cursive Share “Wounded Animal” From Who’s Watching Soundtrack
Much like his old Saddle Creek labelmate Conor Oberst, longtime Cursive frontman Tim Kasher is a director now. A couple of years ago, Kasher made his directorial debut with an independent found-footag…
American Songwriter
Nothing Gold Can Stay? These 4 Excellent “Gold” Songs Suggest Otherwise
Canadian musician Neil Young of Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young performs on stage at Wembley Stadium, London on September 14th 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) You've heard of gold records…
WCSX
‘American Idol’ Season 25: Ryan Seacrest and All Three Judges Are Returning
Get ready for another season of American Idol! ABC has confirmed the host and judges for Season 25, and fans will see some very familiar faces when the singing competition... The post ‘American Idol’…
SPIN
Slipknot Sizes Up For 2027 Stadium Tour
Trek begins July 3 at London's Wembley Stadium.
SPIN
Erasure Tunes In For First LP In Six Years
Forty years into its career, Erasure still has a few synths left to switch on.
SPIN
Protomartyr Invites to Check Into Hotel Usona
You know you’ve made it when you have Iggy Pop in your corner. In the past year, Pop lent his guest vocals to both Anna von Hausswolff and Joan as Police Woman, a certified stamp of approval from the…
Rolling Stone
Stevie Wonder Surprise-Releases Four Previously Unheard ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
Artist, who'll be playing iconic album on tour this fall, recorded the EP's songs in the original 1976 album sessions
Stereogum
You Have To Watch Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Mash Up Spice Girls & Focus
Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso never cease to surprise. They've gone viral for their NPR Tiny Desk concert, dressed up like babies with Jack Black, and collabed with Robyn. This past week the ex…
Rolling Stone
Billy Joel’s Vintage Motorcycle Collection is Movin’ Out to Auction
The musician will sell more than 70 choppers at a sale this fall in New York City
Stereogum
Erasure Announce New Album Radio!! Radio!!: Hear “Wings Of Love”
Synthpop wizard Vince Clarke was responsible for some of the most indelible jams of the early '80s, but he took a while to find a stable artistic partnership. Clarke wrote most of the song's on Depech…
Stereogum
The Olivia Tremor Control – “Timewaster”
We're nearing the release of one last opus from Athens, Georgia's Olivia Tremor Control, the psych-pop cult favorites and a core fixture of the Elephant 6 collective. Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart, t…
Pitchfork
Watch Taylor Swift Haunt Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell in “Patient Zero” Video
Cara Delevingne makes an appearance too
