16 Great Little Richard Deep Cuts
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Beyond the hits that kick-started rock & roll history, Little Richard’s catalog is full of must-hear tunes
‘I Majored in Mouth’: How Little Richard Invented the Rock Star
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith his “A-wop bop-a-loo-bop, a-lop bam boom” battle cry, the late singer-pianist embodied an irrepressible rebel spirit that inspired everyone from John Lennon to Jimi Hendrix
Life Without Live
Posted in: Music FeaturesStaying inside keeps us safe. It also costs us the greatest communal experience a music fan has access to — packing into a sweaty club or stadium for a concert
Owner of Famed L.A. Venue The Troubadour: ‘Are We Going to Be a Footnote in History?’
Posted in: Music Features“We’ve got no shareholders, no corporate funding and no income coming in whatsoever,” says Christine Karayan. “But the bills are still coming”
How Kraftwerk’s Synth Wizard Florian Schneider Rewired the World
Posted in: Music Features“It’s all electric energy, anyway,” Schneider said, summing up a sonic philosophy that upended the Seventies rock ideal, and influenced everyone from Depeche Mode to Derrick May
“It’s a Different Energy” – The Living End on Gigs in The Livestream Era
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs The Living End gear up to perform for Coopers' Live, Loud & Local series this weekend, bassist Scott Owen chats about their upcoming livestream show.
The Restless, Stressed-Out Genius of Car Seat Headrest
Posted in: Music FeaturesWill Toledo dared himself to listen to more pop music before making the band’s new album, ‘Making a Door Less Open.’ The result was a thrilling reinvention from one of indie rock’s top talents
Australia’s Music Industry in Crisis
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs the COVID-19 pandemic places a strict ban on gatherings and several territories close their borders, Australia’s music industry is in meltdown.
‘It’s a Clusterf-ck’: Musicians Struggle to Get Pandemic Assistance
Posted in: Music FeaturesThanks to a byzantine benefits structure, many musicians who had a patchwork income are unable to get the unemployment checks they need
How the ‘Red Dirt’ Music Scene Is Trying to Survive the Pandemic
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhy country artists Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, and Reckless Kelly are leaning on their bank accounts, side businesses, and their dedicated fans
