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20 Albums That Defined 2006

George W. Bush was in the White House. The 100 millionth account signed up for MySpace, and the billionth song was downloaded on iTunes. Taylor Hicks and his "soul patrol" won the fifth and most watched season of "American.....(cont.)

Sienna Spiro Doesn't Want to Miss a Moment

Sienna Spiro thought her life was over. Two years ago, when she was just 18, a doctor informed her she had nodules on her vocal cords, leaving her with what she calls a "raspy, husky voice." Her dreams of becoming an.....(cont.)

The Islamic Republic Took My Religion and My Music. Now, Is It Taking My Friends?

In the early '90s, I read Acts of Faith by Erich Segal, the author of Love Story. A similarly passionate novel, the main characters' deeply held religious convictions are a major obstacle in their relationships. I found myself less drawn to.....(cont.)

5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup

My current music collection has a lot of: Literally everything! (Except.....(cont.)

The Stone Pony Rides On

"It's nice to be here. I like this better than all other places."

Brian Fallon kicked off his set at the Stone Pony by saying this on stage, but the vibe suggested these words could've come from anyone in the sold-out crowd.

Now part of that is, of course, due to New Jersey native Fallon.....(cont.)

The Music Business Has a New Music Problem

July 1st marks halftime of 2026. What a disruptive year it's been. I touched on it in Q1's recap.

But in Q2, the era of great transformation is only accelerating, and success increasingly.....(cont.)

Motown Records Is Creating a Legacy of Next Gen Music Execs

The record label famous for defining the Motown Sound is making some new noise this month with the launch of a first-of-its-kind internship program that aims to connect students from Historically Black Colleges and......(cont.)

Castle Rat Brings to Life a Mythic World of Ancient Heroes and Villains

The Rat Queen is on an eternal mission. She's at it every night on the road, dressed in a medieval chainmail bikini top, red curls to her shoulders, swinging a sword in mighty battle against the Angel of Death, as her band Castle.....(cont.)

Every Sade Album, Ranked

Sade is a band. Nigerian-born singer Helen Folasade Adu, better known as Sade Adu, is the namesake of the British band formed in 1982 and its most visible member, photographed alone on the covers of all six studio albums. But.....(cont.)

Beth Orton Demands Your Attention on 'The Ground Above'

"What has kept me alive is feral invincibility," Beth Orton wrote in an Instagram post announcing her new album The Ground Above, out June 26 on Partisan. "Grief had me say yes to life, to embrace and taste and devour," Orton.....(cont.)

Deep Cut Friday: "Hey, Johnny Park!" by Foo Fighters

"Hey, Johnny Park!" is one of the hookiest, most bombastic songs on 1997's The Colour and the Shape, an album that’s full of hits and songs that sound like they could have been hits. The title is a non-sequitur that has no apparent relationship to the lyrics ("Everything fades in time, it's true / Wish that I had.....(cont.)

Play Time Play Hard

Upstate New York trio Play Time may be a new band, but its members hail from a wide swath of established underground scenes. Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town &.....(cont.)

John Mellencamp: American Son

"Hello, Liza. This is John Mellencamp. What do you want to talk about?" It's a cold, cloudy East Coast afternoon, and, for so many reasons, including.....(cont.)

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