Daily Newsletter, October 26, 2024

ERISY WATT NOT EITHER OR BUT EVERYTHING FIRST CITY ARTISTS As a singer songwriter in that late 60s, early 70s, there are two ways to go about creating your music. You can strictly stick to the ‘old’ cannons and stick to the form as it was set then or, you can try to ‘modernize’ that […]

THE W LOVERS FOR A DAY OR A LIFETIME INDEPENDENT These are some heady days for the fans of roots-based music, as there are high-quality artists appearing in this musical realm practically every day. If those fans haven’t yet caught up with The W Lovers, wife/husband duo of Fleur and Wesley Wood, who have been […]

DUSTIN JAMES PAPER STAR INDEPENDENT Minneapolis-based songwriter Dustin James was the bassist for the acclaimed garage rock band Green/Blue, and the creative force behind the noisy shoegaze trio Waveless. Yet, on his latest solo project, Paper Star, he takes quite a different musical route. The music on this album is much more indebted to some […]

SEPHINE LLO DIAMOND FALL INDEPENDENT When composer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sephine Llo released her debut EP in 2014 and her debut album in 2017, she created quite a buzz with her unconventional music which ranged from 18th-century UK folk to modern classical music. Unfortunately, after the death of her husband in 2017, it took Llo some […]

This list of top albums looks at the best-selling Greatest Hits collections of all time. Some albums on the list might surprise you.

Kris Kristofferson, who passed away on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88, leaves behind a remarkable legacy as a singer, songwriter, and actor. His famil

Mapping out the ever-evolving, endlessly exhilarating Brazilian funk scene.

In the second instalment of his guide to the best in new, forward-thinking folk music, Patrick Clarke explores the relationship between musicians old and new

Spotify is rolling out a new feature that lets free and premium users to create their own playlist cover art. Learn how the tool works here.