Category: Music Features

Van Morrison Has Been Complaining in Song for Decades. This Time It Could Be Harmful
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By Jonathan Bernstein
“Don’t need the government cramping my style,” vocal legend sings on “Born to Be Free,” the first in a trilogy of new tracks railing against the Covid-19 lockdown
Ruby Fields: “I’m Battling with My Femininity”
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By Jane Rocca
As Ruby Fields releases the first single of her new era, Jane Rocca chats to the young musician whose rise to fame has been as rapid as it is deserved.
Rolling Stone 500: Radiohead’s Futuristic Breakthrough ‘OK Computer’
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By Andy Greene
The band turned its back on Brit pop and drew inspiration from ‘Bitches Brew,’ ‘Pet Sounds,’ and more while creating its 1997 masterpiece
Alessia Cara on Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’: ‘She Just Laid It All Out’
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By Alessia Cara
“She changed everything for young women in this industry,” Cara says of Winehouse
‘Wonderwall’ at 25: How Oasis’ Unlikely Ballad Became One of the Last Rock Standards
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By David Browne
A quarter-century ago, the British band broke into America with an uncharacteristically sensitive hit. The song remains shockingly popular — even if the guy who wrote it isn’t really a fan
DaBaby Isn’t Interested in Slowing Down
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By Ethan Millman
“As soon as I get comfortable, I get bored,” North Carolina rapper says in an interview for our 2021 Grammys Preview
Rolling Stone 500: Kendrick Lamar’s Hip-Hop Game Changer ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
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By Elias Leight
How a trip to South Africa and a crew of jazz, soul, and funk all-stars played into the MC’s landmark 2015 LP
Why Ziggy Marley Made a Children’s Album During Quarantine
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By Patrick Doyle
Marley recruited friends including Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper, and more for a joyous new LP
El-P on ‘Purple Rain’: ‘It Contains the DNA of Everything I Needed to Understand About Music’
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By El-p
The Run the Jewels rapper-producer discovered the Prince classic when he was nine years old, and it changed the course of his life
William Shatner Breaks Down His Blues Record, Explains Why a Captain Kirk Series Won’t Happen
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By Andy Greene
Actor’s new LP features guest spots by Brad Paisley, Ritchie Blackmore, James Burton, and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter