Posts by Alby

If you want to encounter soul music you've never heard before, the seven-CD set "Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos," released last summer, represents a treasure trove. Archivist…

One reason rock is fading away: Gen X bands just don't have the staying power of, say, the Rolling Stones. For example Ween, the oddball alternative duo from New Hope,…

To people of a certain age – say, 80 – James Darren, who died yesterday at age 88, will always be Moondoggie, the handsome male lead in "Gidget." That now-ignored…

Is Adele pulling a Greta Garbo? The British pop icon announced during her concert in Munich the other night that once her Las Vegas residency ends in November, "I will…

As El Som noted in today's Open Thread, Jack White has joined the veritable seven-nation army of musicians who've demanded Trump's campaign stop using their music for rallies and online…

Whatever else he does, Donald Trump remains committed to the Art of the Grift. Amid his soporific campaigning and military cemetery lawbreaking, he found time to peddle a new line…

Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the Kamala afterglow – today calls for some sunshine pop. Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) is part of the Animal Collective, a group of songwriter/producers…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona So the rumors were confirmed this morning. The battling Gallagher brothers will bring back Oasis after 15 restless years and separate solo careers. It would…