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Can Music Venues Stay Independent If This Guy Buys Them All?
The new SaveLive venture from former WME exec Marc Geiger should have you worried about the future of live music.
How to Game Spotify and Instagram’s Algorithms to Help Artists
Buying albums and merch is the most direct way to support musicians, but saving and sharing their posts and songs goes a long way too.
This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music
The 2010s landscape of emo rap and forward-thinking pop has given birth to a new generation of artists who are young, queer and fiercely protective.
We Interviewed the Comedian With the Absolute Best Trump Impression
James Austin Johnson eerily channels the President through riffing on absurd pop culture like Scooby Doo, 100 Gecs, and 'Weird Al' Yankovic.
Black Artists Are Still Getting Ripped Off the Way Little Richard Was
The kind of egregious exploitation Richard faced in the 1950s might seem unthinkable today. But for many Black artists, not much has changed.
We Talked to a Fan Who Saw a Flaming Lips Show From Inside a Bubble
"You’re just bouncing off everyone else. It’s kind of like a human ball pit."
3 Things That Influenced Kevin Morby’s New LP ‘Sundowner’
The Kansas City songwriter explains how Terrence Malick, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Larry McMurtry inspired his intimate sixth album.
Is Pandemic Brain Changing Your Taste in Music? You're Not Alone
Too much Grateful Dead? The music you loved in high school? We asked a Music Therapist why our listening habits have been so weird.
Can Geoengineering Fix the Climate Crisis?
Young experts explain how new technologies could help in the fight against global warming—but they can't be our only hope.
Drive-Ins Won't Save Live Music
Concerts in COVID-19 mean seeing Metallica debut a film or watching Jeff Tweedy perform from your car. Is that a substitute for the real thing?
How XR's Controversial Co-Founder Fell Out With the Group He Created
Extinction Rebellion says it has grown up – and that means a split with Roger Hallam, who has been throwing paint at the offices of NGOs and charities.
Congress Is Killing Independent Music Venues
According to NIVA, without COVID relief, in 13 weeks there may be only one independent music venue left standing in Nashville.