Twenty One Pilots Vessel (Fueled By Ramen) Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Whitney Whitney told us about her love for a Twenty One Pilots gem... Whitney Whitney: I’m going to take it ...

Above: John Holiday as Akhnaten and Sun-Ly Pierce as Nefertiti in LA Opera's 2026 production of Akhnaten. Photo credit: Cory Weaver It's been four days since this writer attended the LA ...

Contact: arily.michele@gmail.comWeb: arilymichele.comSeeking: ReviewStyle: Dream-Pop Nashville-based artist Arily Michele describes herself as dream-pop, and that certainly makes sense given the other-worldly, mildly trippy, and defiantly chilled-out atmosphere that she creates ...

According to this book’s blurb, “James P. Johnson (1894–1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few people other than scholars and serious fans know ...

The Velvet Underground Loaded (Rhino/Cotillion) When Rhino drops the latest of their High Fidelity re-releases, you know you're in for a treat and these latest offerings are two bonafide classics--genuinely ...

Atlanta two-piece Hotel Fiction (Jade Long and Jessica Thompson) dug into “Acolyte” by Slaughter Beach, Dog... Hotel Fiction: A riff is never really working on its own in a vacuum. ...

Blake Christiana of roots rockers Yarn told us about his Gibson love... Blake Christiana: My dad gave me his right handed 1964 Gibson B25 acoustic guitar over 20 years ago. ...

Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan is one of those “if you know him, you really know him” sort of artists. As well as an impressive solo career, he’s also ...

L.A.-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Keni Titus told us about her Bieber experience... Keni Titus: I remember being 14 years old. A freshman in high school. Completely sick to my stomach with Bieber ...

Tuareg musical pioneers and Grammy Award–winners Tinariwen have released incredible new single and video "Amidinim Ehaf Solan." According to a statement, "The new song was written by band member Touhami Ag Alhassane, ...

Attorney and author Ruttman has written a “deep dive into the minds of celebrated composers, conductors and performers, written not by a trained musician but by award-winning author and lifelong ...

Producer and composer Daskal says that he started on his musical path in a pretty traditional way. "I began playing piano at eight years old, and through middle and high ...

Any fans of Washington D.C. punk rock and hardcore need, genuinely need, to own this incredible anthology of work originally published in the two separate fanzines Descenes and Discords during ...

Rufus Wainwright  Want One (Dreamworks) Alt-pop songstress Ally Evenson told us about her love for a Rufus Wainwright gem... Ally Evenson: I first heard Rufus Wainwright’s voice on the Shrek ...

Hiro Yamamoto of alt-rockers Truly (and formerly of Soundgarden) told us about his love for a classic Wonder lick... Hiro Yamamoto: Well, it’s hard to come up with just one ...

Singer-songwriter Robert Deeble told us about his appreciation for Don Falzone Suzanne Vega, and The Beatles... Robert Deeble: A line: I’ve never claimed to be a bassist—though there was one ...

Tyler Lyle of synth-pop duo The Midnight told about his CM15 love... Tyler Lyle: Teenage Engineering has always had this knack for cramming maximum capability into a minimal footprint—tools that ...

Mystery CirclesProducer: Primary Mystical Experience Minutemen/Firehose/Stooges/dos man Mike Watt has never stood still during what has been a gloriously diverse, curveball career. He’s blurred the lines between punk and art/improvisational ...

Trumpeter John Vanore told us about his FONT experience... John Vanore: The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) honored legendary Canadian jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer  in 2011, for his immense contributions ...

Rising R&B star Nali has joined forces with hip-hop force Coi Leray for a sweet soul tune called "Maybe." Nali's voice is silky smooth throughout, with Leray contributing some incisive ...