Over the past year, the world saw bodie release an EP titled HAPPY TO BE HERE, which celebrates his faith in God with an indie pop approach to Christianity, and also kicked off his stardom in the ...

Over the last 360-something days, we have seen just as many artists break into the mainstream (The Warning, Suki Waterhouse) as we have seen bands close up shop (Sum 41). We witnessed re-vamps and ...

Laura Nyro achieved fame during her lifetime mainly just as a songwriter. She penned major hits for the 5 th Dimension, including 1968’s “Stoned Soul Picnic” and “Sweet Blindness,” 1969’s ...

Mysterious, cinematic, and lush are three words that come to mind when listening to Phantogram. The electronic trip-hop duo never miss a beat – no pun intended – and are kicking it into high gear with ...

I am so glad that Jackson Pines resurrect the fantastic music of their native Jersey Pine Barrens and share it with the world. Their musicology on this album and its 2013 predecessor – both Makin ...

Real Friends’ new album, Blue Hour, is their first full-length with new vocalist Cody Muraro. You must remember that this band has been in the emo spotlight for a decade now, and even with this lineup ...

Dave Mason swears he never wanted to write a memoir, but was forced into it by his wife. She was right. Only You Know & I Know (DTM Entertainment), by Mason with Chris Epting, named after his first ...

A gargantuan crowd – like the estimated one-and-a-half-million fans who gathered for a 2006 outdoor gig in Rio de Janeiro – adds energy and excitement to a Rolling Stones show. But relatively tiny ...

Pssst! They just announced that they are going on tour next year! The Back to Life Tour! There’s a sort of contagious joy when it comes to a band who have recently come into their own, and Hinder is ...

Randy Newman may be my favorite songwriter. Note for note and lyric for lyric, he has astounded, confounded, inspired, and moved me more than most (as nearly all my other favorite songwriters tend to ...

Seasonal songs? Seasonal albums? Seasonal greetings? We’ve got all of it. Some songs are classic for a reason. Others are reimagined and become classic on their own. No matter what version of which ...