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Staff Picks

  • Latest, Staff Picks
    March 12, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With WILLOW, Essa Almarzouq, Truth Tribunal, Machine Girl, and Blaze Foley

    Associate Editor Ruby Risch WILLOW "Female Energy, Part 2" International Women's Day was this past Sunday, but come to think of it, every day is ...
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    March 5, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Scarlet Fantastic, Metric, Emperor X, Kenny Rankin

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Scarlet Fantastic "No Memory" An '80s banger from British dance-pop duo Scarlet Fantastic. They didn't do much else, and split in ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    February 26, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Little Angels, U2, Sugarcubes, Agent Orange, and Of Monsters and Men

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Little Angels "I Ain't Gonna Cry" A magnificent power ballad from British hard rockers the Little Angels. At the time of ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    February 19, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with All Saints, J.Cole, Gary Numan, Powered by Rainbows, and Gesaffelstein

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood All Saints "Pure Shores" Genuinely, I thought this song was called "The Beach," because it's so tied into the 2000 Danny ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    February 12, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Deicide, Bobby Hebb, Tom Morello, Primadonis and Alien Nose Job

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Deicide "Satan Spawn, The Caco Daemon" Gloriously nasty, gnarly, and frankly terrifying death metal from Deicide's landmark Legion opus. Associate Editor ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    February 5, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Bruce Springsteen, A$AP Rocky, Christian Death, Kerbdog, RIO KOSTA

    Operations Manager Robin Rose Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Minneapolis" "Trump's federal thugs beat up on, His face and his chest Then we heard the gunshots, And ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    January 29, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Marvin Gaye, Buffalo Springfield, Djo, and Dub War

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Dub War "Strike It" I remember seeing this reggae-metal band live in the '90s and they were incredible. Intense, heavy as ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    January 22, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Olivia Dean, Rage Against the Machine, The Pandoras, and Snocaps

    Associate Editor Ruby Risch Olivia Dean “Let Alone The One You Love” The Art of Loving on repeat. Hard to choose just one. Operations Manager Robin ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    January 8, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Leftfield, Bassvictim, Edwin Starr, and Three Dog Night

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Leftfield feat. John Lydon "Open Up" Sex Pistols/PIL man Lydon broke boundaries in the '90s by teaming up with electronic group ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    January 1, 2026
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with the B-52's, Sylvie Vartan, John Lennon, and the Velvet Underground

    Associate Editor Ruby Risch The B-52's "Legal Tender" I was about eight when my brothers and I wound up in an empty dive with our ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    December 25, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Wizzard, Otis Redding, Six13, and Bleachers

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! Senior Editor Brett Callwood Wizzard "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday" A glitter rock Xmas standard. Turn it up! Associate Editor ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    December 11, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, and Silver

    Associate Editor Ruby Risch Linda Ronstadt "Blue Bayou" I love Linda. Then again, who doesn't? Senior Editor Brett Callwood Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine "The Only ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    December 4, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with Hazel O'Connor, The Replacements, Bloodhound Gang, and Briston Maroney

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Hazel O'Connor "Eighth Day What's the best part of this British '80s banger? Is it the insistent, anthemic, epic chorus, or ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    November 27, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks with The Living Tombstone, The Great Kat, The Strokes, and Bassvictim

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood The Living Tombstone "Everything is Fine" My son turned 14 this week, so I'm choosing a TLT song as it's a ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    November 20, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Hanatarash, Kali Uchis, Oh Wonder, and Emory Jones

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Hanatarash "Hanatarash 3" Been digging into the worlds of harsh noise and Japanoise, and I don't know if it's a sign ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    November 13, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Elīna Garanča, ODESZA, Judy Collins, and The Sick

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Elīna Garanča Bellini: "Dopo l'oscuro nembo" from Adelson e Salvini Garanča's voice simply soars on this delicately beautiful Bellini aria. Associate ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    November 6, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Backyard Babies, Noname, Neil Young, and mustbejohn

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Backyard Babies "Bombed (Out of My Mind)" It's been 27 years since Sweden's Backyard Babies released the Total 13 album. They ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    October 30, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Ramones, Pink Floyd, Jordana, TV Girl and Lukas Nelson

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Ramones "The KKK Took My Baby Away" A clash of politics amongst the band members reportedly led to one of the ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    October 23, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Woody Guthrie, 9th Wonder, and Better Strangers

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Woody Guthrie "Tear the Fascists Down" Woody knew it way back when. Associate Editor Ruby Risch 9th Wonder "CouldMeetYou!!!" Bliss! Operations ...
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  • Latest, Staff Picks
    October 9, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Staff Picks With Sonic Youth, Rihanna, Durand Jones & The Indications, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo ...

    Senior Editor Brett Callwood Sonic Youth "Youth Against Fascism" As we all should be. Associate Editor Ruby Risch Rihanna "Higher" It’s short, it’s sweet, and ...
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