The New Alternative
The overwhelming success of artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Willow, whose music borrows meaningfully from 90s alternative, has set the stage for an alternative music comeback.
Jump-starting the creative process with Allison Ponthier
“I have a process because I'm more creative and more daring if I have the tools that help me wrangle my thoughts and feelings.”
A Higher Power Ballad
There was something different about Justin Bieber’s performance of his hit song “Peaches” at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
Listening 2 Britney: Toxic
How Bollywood strings, surf guitar, and Britney’s ethereal vocals add up to pop perfection
Listening 2 Britney: ...Baby One More Time
Breaking down the unmistakeable voice of Britney Spears
Chartbreakers! (ft. Megan Thee Stallion and the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Breaking Down the Billboard Charts, From Nashville to Nigeria
Leon Bridges and Khruangbin Sing a Song of Texas
The soul singer and the psychedelic trio join forces for the second time on Texas Moon
Shaking Out the Numb with Sylvan Esso
How Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn compose their cinematic dance-pop
We *do* talk about Bruno
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is the unlikely hit from Disney’s sleeper animated musical Encanto, and it is a bit of a mystery.
32 Albums in, Elvis Costello is Just Getting Started
The rock legend on Olivia Rodrigo, Adele, and his latest album
Accidental K-pop star Eric Nam risks it all to go his own way
Eric Nam Really Has Been There and Back Again
The Weeknd drives through purgatory (with a little help from Jim Carrey)
Dawn FM haunts internet genres to make The Weeknd’s best album yet
Tai Verdes TikTok-ed his way to a breakout hit
If you want to know how social media has fundamentally changed music, you need to hear Tai’s Verdes tell his story
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof
The superduo return 14 years after their Grammy winning album Raising Sand
The Beatles get back to their roots
Why 'Let It Be' has four official recordings and which one is the best
Taylor, Adele & Silk Sonic’s broken hearts club (with Brittany Luse)
Breaking down every type of heartbreak on the radio dial
Snotty Nose Rez Kids on hip hop and Indigenous protest
“In hip hop you have the MC. Well, we have our storytellers.”