So, How Was Your 2020, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic?
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The song parody king spent the year listening to “WAP,” playing his vintage PS3, and eating Amy’s baked beans
Song You Need to Know: Dry Cleaning, ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’
Posted in: Music FeaturesLondon post-punk band releases surreal single from its upcoming 4AD debut
A Hip-Hop Pioneer Loses His Leg. The Optimism Remains
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter doctors amputated part of former Yo! MTV Raps host Andre “Doctor Dré” Brown’s leg, his family set up a GoFundMe to defray medical costs. Still, the trailblazer doesn’t want your pity
Record Store Day 2020: 16 Great Exclusives From the Black Friday Drop
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom Elliott Smith to Snoop Dogg, here are our favorite exclusives from RSD’s Black Friday event
‘Zappa’: 11 Things We Learned From the Long-Awaited Authorised Documentary
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom Frank Zappa’s love of film editing and “ugly music” to his brief Czechoslovakian ambassadorship, here are some takeaways from director Alex Winter’s vault-opening doc
‘Human Highway’: Piecing Together the Great CSNY Album That Never Was
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith the release of Neil Young’s Archives Vol. II, more clues have arrived about the group’s never-completed follow-up to Déjà Vu
How Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith is Staying Optimistic
Posted in: Music FeaturesNewly married, the singer-songwriter decided to write music that embraced joy in uncertain times
Bless the Rains: Inside Toto’s Slow Fall and Surprise Resurrection
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow the self-described “most critically-reviled band of all time” staged an unlikely comeback — until a lawsuit nearly ended it all
Sia: Inside the World of A Reclusive Pop Icon
Posted in: Music Features premiumShe's spent years as one of the world’s most in-demand songwriters, one of Australia’s biggest musical exports, and faced countless demons. Now, armed with her directorial debut, and having adopted two sons into her family, Sia has finally found the happiness she’s long searched for.
The Serious Side of Tim Minchin
Posted in: Music Features premiumAfter years spent as a prolific songwriter, composer, and lyricist, Tim Minchin has eschewed comedy to deliver his debut studio album, 'Apart Together'.
