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Bookstore: "Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings 1960-80" By Thurston Moore, ...
Musicians Mats Gustafsson and Thurston Moore have joined forces with music scribe Byron Coley for this, an exhaustive illustrated guide to free jazz records between the years 1960 and ‘80. ... -
Bookstore: "Street Smart: Succeeding in a Man’s World" By Dina LaPolt
Powerhouse attorney and founder of LaPolt Law Dina LaPolt has written her memoir, and it’s both a survival guide and a source for incredible personal stories. It’s not at all ... -
Bookstore: "Moving in Stereo: Ric Ocasek, the Driving Force of The Cars" By Peter Aaron
This is the second book on the subject of new wave icons The Cars that we’ve reviewed in recent months, the first being Bill Janovitz’s Let the Stories Be Told. ... -
The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Alana Hil Digs the Grateful Dead
Soulful, independent artist Alana Hil told us about her Grateful Dead celebration experience... Alana Hil: My favorite concert experience by far happened at Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the ... -
Cornelia Murr Can't Do Without Her Silvertone Electric Guitar
Singer and songwriter Cornelia Murr told us about her love for her Silvertone... Cornelia Murr: I can’t do without my Silvertone electric guitar. In part this is because it is ... -
Video of the Week: Metro Boomin and His Loose Screws
GRAMMY-nominated St. Louis producer and DJ Metro Boomin has dropped a killer new video for the track "Loose Screws," and he's brought some friend along -- Skooly, Shad Da God, and DJ ... -
Hit the Decks! It's BLXK MNTN
Producer, DJ and illustrator BLXK MNTN started producing around 2012, after seeing Skrillex perform on a live stream at Ultra Music Festival. "Something clicked in that exact moment and I ... -
My Favorite Album: garbagebarbie Talks Gorillaz, Coltrane, and More
L.A. DIY rockers garbagebarbie told us about their various album preferences. Gorillaz Demon Days Anson Knopp (bass): This album is one I find myself listening to at least once a ... -
The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Skuzland Gets Into M.I.A.
Pop-rock dup Skuzland told us about their M.I.A. experience. Jazzelle: My favorite show I’ve ever been to was the M.I.A. show at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago in 2014 during her ... -
Anna May Can't Do Without Her Fishman Loudbox
Trance-folk artist Anna May told us about her love for her Fishman Loudbox acoustic amp. Anna May: A piece of sound gear that I cannot live without is my Fishman ... -
Video of the Week: Gunna and Burna Boy WGFT
Atlanta rapper and singer Gunna has teamed up with Burna Boy for new single and video "wgft," a song that promises a good time, tonight. “'wgft' has caught fire as a ... -
Hit the Decks! It's Shima
For former J-Pop girl group singer turned solo electronica producer/DJ Shima, the first beat she ever made was in high school, on GarageBand. "There wasn’t necessarily a clear moment at ... -
Rico Nasty Gets Gnarly at the Fonda
Eighty percent of the best new rappers of the last decade have been female. After years and years of misogyny in the music industry that, lets be clear, does still ... -
My Favorite Album: The Dandy Warhols Love Love and Rockets
Love & Rockets EXPRESS (Beggars Banquet) Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols told us about his love for a Love & Rockets gem. Courtney Taylor-Taylor: I saw recently where somebody had ... -
Ten Great Books Released in 2025
Music Connection reviewed six books every month, leading us to discover some gems. Here are 10 of the very best. "IRON MAIDEN: INFINITE DREAMS" BY STEVE HARRIS, BRUCE DICKINSON, IRON ... -
Ten Great Books Released in 2025 (cont.)
"TEARING DOWN THE ORANGE CURTAIN" BY NATE JACKSON AND DANIEL KOHN Respected journalists Jackson and Kohn dig deep into the Orange County punk rock and ska-punk scene, barely leaving a ... -
The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Rachael Sage Dives Into The Waterboys
Folky alt-pop artist Rachael Sage told us about her Waterboys experience. Rachael Sage: Recently I attended The Waterboys show at Webster Hall in New York City, and it was such ... -
Katie Schecter Can't Do Without Her 1966 Danelectro Convertible
Nashville-based, genre-defying artist Katie Schecter told us about her love for her 1966 Danelectro Convertible. Katie Schecter: The things I can't live without are tied to specific memories and moments ... -
Video of the Week: Lola Brooke Gets Money
Rapper Lola Brooke has dropped new single and visualizer "Get Money," and it's a to-the-point statement of intent. "Sometimes you just need that one song to lock in and 'Get ... -
Hit the Decks! It's Electronic Producer Sainte Vie
Mexican electronic music producer Sainte Vie started making music when he was around 10 or 11 years old, and then producing electronic music when he was about 15. "At the ...
