Daily Newsletter, March 7, 2024

Verity Den, like most of the current artists working in the indie rock mode have their inspirations that range from the best of shoegaze and dream-pop, spiced with a good dose of Yo La Tengo. Yet, what is not so often the case, the trio have re-modeled and re-shaped their inspirations into a defined

6 great artists from the 132 submissions and my 3 days at the International Latin Music convention. Plus a bonus

We asked indie artists to recommend us records we've probably never heard.

David Bowie made three albums in Berlin, and the city’s impact on him is undeniable -- as is Bowie’s impact on the city.

Tradition defying bagpipes, failed field recordings of frogs, shimmering post punk and deep electronics from a hair salon in this month’s cassette reviews

Before Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” Won Song of the Year at the CMAs, Hit Maker Ted Jarrett’s Music Topped the Country Charts

A year marked by trailblazers and burgeoning unrest.

Heckling at concerts has consequences. In Fort Lauderdale on Friday a concertgoer shouted at Bob Dylan, who is known to radically rework his songs to the point of unrecognizability, to “play something we know!” The demand seemed to inspire the musician to launch into an amusing new arrangement of his 1971 classic “When I Paint My Masterpiece.”

A copy of The Beatles' White Album belonging to the late John Lennon has fetched over $160,000 at the Beatles 60th Anniversary Auction.

Brothers William and Jim Reid, the backbone of shoegaze progenitors The Jesus & Mary Chain have announced the publishing of a memoir.

Of Montreal, the project of Kevin Barnes, has announced a new album, "Lady on the Cusp" on Polyvinyl, and shared its first single, “Yung Hearts Bleed Free,” via a music video. Of Montreal has also announced some new tour dates.

Lexi Vega shares how Frou Frou, Baths, Charli XCX, and more informed her refreshed new EP.