
Andy’s Favorite Music of 2024
The DIY live shows, YouTube loosies, local radio broadcasts—and OK, a few albums—that defined my year
The DIY live shows, YouTube loosies, local radio broadcasts—and OK, a few albums—that defined my year
In an era when seemingly every issue is hyper-partisan, opposition to the concert-industry behemoth is one thing we can all agree on.
What a funny, Miles Davis-related production error in ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ tells us about jazz, class, and—maybe, just maybe—America itself.
A helpful breakdown of the costs of live music from the National Independent Talent Organization.
Adam Granduciel on why the LinnDrum—an instrument heard on countless ’80s hits—is a songwriting tool he can’t live without.
The Waste or Taste team discusses Twigs’ ‘Eusexua’ era, the solo debut of Breeders/Pixies hero Kim Deal, and a new electronic genre with BPMs over 200
When disco hit, everyone from Frank Sinatra to the Grateful Dead tried their hand at the trend. Some of these attempts were more worthwhile than others.
This miraculous song by Nigerian British poet Joshua Idehen is a manifesto, stand-up routine, and dancefloor banger rolled into one.
Four months after the invented genre “hit ’em” first hit, a new benefit compilation chronicles a sound that sprung from one man’s subconscious.
Topics discussed in the latest episode of our Waste or Taste podcast include Tyler’s take on Memphis rap, former Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep’s creeps, and what it’s like to have a huge head.