Arts and Entertainment

The Mercury Prize, awarded for the best album by a British or Irish act, had an upset winner last week. English Teacher, a fledgling post-punk band from Leeds, took home…

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…

A bit more roots/blues-oriented than usual, which is not a bad thing in my book: Pony Bradshaw, also featuring Rachel Baiman: Combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7eP5yf7GA Lounge Lizard gets what he deserves?: MAVI:…

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…

Trump is in legal trouble again, this time over music. The estate of Isaac Hayes has been granted an emergency hearing in its lawsuit against Trump's campaign for repeatedly using…

Guest post by Mike Dinsmore I am relatively new to Tim Grimm. Or should I say that Tim Grimm is relatively new to me. I've had his album "A Stranger…

One of the best things about summer in Delaware is something we take for granted. Yeah, I'm talking about sweet corn. So was Tariq when a YouTuber interviewed him for…