Among the buried treasures on Before the Dead, the most comprehensive collection of music Jerry Garcia learned and played prior to the formation of his most famous band, is a casual moment from 1961. At a 16thbirthday party for his girlfriend, Garcia and his new pal and fellow would-be troubadour …
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Amid a period of racial unrest in the U.S. last year, Spotify removed several white nationalist “hate bands” from its catalog. On Thursday, it codified that action into official rules: Under a new public policy, Spotify will not tolerate content that “expressly and principally promotes, advocates or incites hatred or …
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The first voice to appear on the new Lera Lynn song “Lose Myself” actually belongs to singer-producer John Paul White, whose breathy delivery hints at an inexorable, all-consuming attraction beginning to take shape. The song appears on Lynn’s forthcoming duets album Plays Well With Others, to be released via Single …
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“This is the only president who has turned his back on as many as 15,000 transgender service-members,” says Sheri Swokowski, a transgender veteran who served in the Wisconsin National Guard for 35 years. “Even since [President Trump’s] tweets, they are still getting up every morning, putting on their uniforms, lacing …
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On a break from touring with his band, the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave is in the midst of a short, unconventional solo tour where he’s holding open-forum AMAs with audiences in a few select cities. At the New York installment of the trek, which has been dubbed ‘So, What Do …
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One of the more surprising inclusions on the initial 2018 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival lineup was the Grand Ole Opry, and now the iconic country music brand has shed some light on its involvement this year. As first reported by the Tennesseean, the Opry’s slot on the final night …
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Even by Neil Young‘s fearless standards, his show at Fresno, California’s Warnors Theater was a bold move. Not only did it mark his first performance with Crazy Horse in four years, but he claims they didn’t rehearse prior to the gig even though this is a new lineup of the …
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Kacey Musgraves discovers new reserves of inner strength in her new video for “Space Cowboy,” working through a devastating breakup to come out better on the other side. Filmed in Mexico City by director Courtney Phillips, the cinematic video tells its story through color and shadow while Musgraves’ wounded ballad …
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Part of why losing Prince still hurts so much is how timely his vision feels at this exact moment; and nowhere is his spirit more alive than in the work of Janelle Monáe. She’s birthed a label and cultivated a likeminded artist roster at Wondaland, her Paisley Park-styled creative basecamp …
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK:Janelle Monáe, Dirty ComputerA genre-dodging, pop-funk-rock-rap-avant-R&B tour de force, the Wondaland leader delivers a masterpiece that feels both of-the-moment and enduring. The anthems are empowered, the politics both sexual and intersectional – and impressively, she evinces no significant disconnect between preaching and partying. “You fucked the world …
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