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Indie pop singer-songwriter Alnev, currently based in Brooklyn, released his newest single “a little more” today, Nov. 4. Centering upbeat guitar strumming and the singer’s emotion-fueled voice, the song tells a vivid story of yearning for…
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On Tuesday, November 3, NYC-based indie band Book/Spirit released their newest single, "Badger." The single is the first song off their upcoming album, CATASTROPHIZER. The full LP will be available on December 1. Since their…
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New York City-based indie pop-rock musician and actress Rivkah Reyes dropped new single “Ugly Cry,” which will be featured on Reyes’ debut EP Fan Favorite, coming out Nov. 6. The track explores the confusing pull and push of a…
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New York City's London Plane explores the absurdity of fervent political devotion in newest single "NATION NATION." This post-punk dance track epitomizes their unique sound while painting a theatrical picture of submission with the…
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If you blinked, you might’ve missed them. They were the powerhouse British quartet that some claim was the first true supergroup, a fusion of the driving forces behind Cream and Traffic, a star-crossed aggregation that lasted less than a…
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Cigarettes were cool. New York was cool. The Strokes were cool... and then they weren't? On September 8, music critic Steve Hyden releases his part-love letter, part-cultural examination of The Strokes and the peculiar circumstances…
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For all the careers Woodstock ‘69 launched into the stratosphere (Santana, Melanie, Joe Cocker, and Ten Years After), there are artists who graced that stage yet remain unjustly in the shadows. Although their performances may have earned a…
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Yankee Doodle went to townA-riding on a pony,Stuck a feather in his capAnd called it macaroni. Macaroni Craze During the third quarter of the eighteenth century, Londoners saw the bizarre spectacle of the so-called “macaroni craze.”…
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Labor Day weekend, a noteable bootleg and a weird ramble about women's rights. What connection do these three things have? They're all elements of the one and only time Frank Zappa performed at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), on…
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Even now, 51 years to the day, the performance by Grateful Dead at the legendary Woodstock Music Festival still leaves a mark. Although, for a variety of reasons, it's a mark that the band and any eyewitnesses that evening may not wish to…
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Dolly Parton, the singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose songs and unmistakable persona made her one of the most beloved figures in American pop culture, died August 25 at age 80. She came from Tennessee and…
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Legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, born and raised in New York City, is dead at age 95. The jazz legend, nicknamed the "saxophone colossus,” died Monday, May 25 at his home in Woodstock. Credit: Tom Beetz Throughout…
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Rob Base, best known for classic hip-hop tracks "It Takes Two" and "Joy and Pain", has passed away in a private battle with cancer. The rapper, born in Harlem, celebrated his 59th birthday on May 18. The news was shared by Base's family…
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