When a former violin student encountered her teacher, Cho-Liang Lin, at a Houston, Texas supermarket, she immediately apologized for abandoning her instrument. “Mr. Lin, I don’t want you to get
Television often relegates stories centered on women’s experiences to secondary status, dismissing them as lightweight entertainment or guilty pleasures. This systematic devaluation persists despite the commercial success and profound audience
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys died today at the age of 82. With his innovative songwriting, production techniques, and harmonic sophistication, Wilson’s influence is widespread in
Best known for his work in Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, Minnesota singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jr. Thomas returns with a collaboration that pays homage to the golden era
The story of Sisyphus and his unceasing duty to roll a boulder uphill is well-known. What the story symbolizes, an unending endeavor in vain, is likewise familiar, perhaps even intrinsic
Rounding-out our spotlight on Ty Segall this week, part of what separated him from the garage-rock pack last decade was his willingness to embrace is inner-weirdo and produce some genuinely
It is miraculous how, even after 15 years and 26 albums into their career, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard still maintain an element of surprise. The Australian genre-morphing outfit
Guitarist and vocalist Larry McCray takes the ‘big production’ route for “Heartbreak City.” Just as Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia enlisted the Grammy-nominated producing duo of Joe Bonamassa and Josh
Following up on her acclaimed 2024 debut Image Issues, Brittany Davis‘ new release, Black Thunder, is a freewheeling, jazzy excursion that showcases her strong vocals, insightful lyrics, and the musical interplay of
Formed in the spring of 2020, Hot Mustard is the recording duo of producer Jack Powell (guitar, keys, bells, and whistles) and Nick Carusos (bass), whose dynamic low end anchors
