Daily Newsletter, March 7, 2023

Willie Nelson I Don’t Know A Thing About Love Legacy Recordings Some artists can only do a good job with their own songs. Others work much better when they interpret somebody else’s material. Yet, when you have a true legend like Willie Nelson, it really doesn’t matter whether he is interpreting his own songs or […]

As the film Meet Me in the Bathroom relives the glory days of the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fans and musicians recall the sweat, swagger and skinny jeans that made the British scene they inspired even wilder

Peter Holslin speaks to author Andew Simon about his book diving into cassette culture in modern Egypt, why they horrified the government, his extensive research process and much more.

On the scene in L.A., where drag queens, metalheads, and TikTok club kids rule the night

Six full-length albums Elliott Smith recorded while still in high school have recently resurfaced thanks to a longtime fan and have been placed online.

From Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to Weather Report, the saxophonist and composer put the language of jazz under the microscope, then dissected it

Back in 2017, a family business in the Netherlands launched a successful Kickstarter for a minimalist turntable that played the underside of a record via a linear tonearm. Now Miniot has launched a limited audiophile version called the Black Wheel.

A great tune.

Few artists have been covered as much as Bob Dylan. With a far-reaching catalog, how could artists not try their hand at a Dylan classic?