You wouldn't think there would be a whole load of overlap between the careers of Marvin Gaye and Lou Reed, but the former ...

The German-born singer Nico is certainly of a time. Her voice hearkens to an era when music was simply different—and candidly not so overproduced. She is part-Bob Dylan and part-Lou Reed. She was a ...

Paul Brady likes to say that Tina Turner bought his house and Bonnie Raitt pays his pension: his songs have been covered by ...

Our columnist writes Vega's catalog has been blossoming for decades with excellent songwriting in alternative-folk styles.

Lana Del Rey's music often reads like an artistic thesaurus, giving nods to icons while telling her rich storylines. Here are ...

Peter Wolf's book 'Waiting on the Moon' includes a fascinating chapter about Bob Dylan's early days in New York — Wolf took ...

INTERVIEW: As he returns with a new stadium-sized sound, the Doncaster singer opens up to Roisin O’Connor about his divisive ...

Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

It's time to spend one more Saturday hanging out at the outlet mall in this week's edition of Clint Walker's award-winning ...

It’s been five years since COVID instituted a social pause around the world. Once masks were off and test results were no longer needed, humanity made up ...

According to RNZ’s embedded reporter, the importance of Winston Peters’ talks in Washington this week “cannot be overstated.” ...