Growing Up With Little Richard
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The singer’s son, Danny Jones, remembers their life on the road and his dad’s quiet final years at a Nashville hotel
‘Fast Car’: The Rebirth of Tracy Chapman’s Hard-Luck Anthem
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow one of the most socially conscious hits of the Eighties made a comeback, just in time for a pandemic and social upheaval
Idles’ Pulverizing Gut-Check ‘Grounds’ Is a Song You Need to Know
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith pile-driving guitar riffs and drill-sergeant vocals decrying racism, the Ultra Mono track is a sign of the times
‘Separate and Unequal’: How ‘Pop’ Music Holds Black Artists Back
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe music industry is debating the term “urban,” but the “pop” category often helps prop up white artists at the expense of the black artists who inspire them
‘Homegrown’: A Track-by-Track Guide to Neil Young’s Unearthed Masterpiece
Posted in: Music FeaturesForty-five years after deciding it was too personal to release, Neil Young is finally ready to unveil ‘Homegrown’
Inside the John Hartford Revival
Posted in: Music FeaturesA tribute album and an LP of unfinished Hartford instrumentals reflect new interest in the bluegrass picker, songwriter, and all-around Renaissance man
Lady Gaga Collaborator Morgan Kibby Discusses ‘Chromatica’ Interludes
Posted in: Music FeaturesFormer M83 member explains how the “Greek chorus” of Gaga’s sixth album came to life
Jehnny Beth on Branching Out From Savages, How Beyoncé and Bowie Inspired Her Solo Debut
Posted in: Music Features“My biggest fear was to be boring,” says the singer of the mindset that informed her new LP, ‘To Love Is to Live.’ “I wanted to make a record where you never know what’s coming next”
Buddy Guy on Weathering the COVID Storm and the Road Ahead
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe guitarist’s blues club was damaged during Chicago’s recent protests against police brutality. But he says the movement “might help us achieve more than we have”
INXS’ ‘Kick’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
Posted in: Music FeaturesInspiration in a taxi cab, a favor from ‘Lost Boys’ director Joel Schumacher and other factors that played into the success of the band’s 1987 smash
