10 Coldplay Songs To Listen To Ahead Of The Pop-Rock Idealists’ New Album
Listen without prejudice and you might come away with more of an appreciation for this uniquely loved and loathed band.
How The Politicization of Everything Is Ruining Music Festivals
What used to be a festival about people enjoying great music in Austin while munching on great food has become a political rally for the TikTok crowd and San Francisco transplants.
‘The Jesus Music’ Documentary Avoids Hard Questions As It Preaches To The Choir
‘The Jesus Music’ charts the rise of contemporary Christian music (CCM) back to the 1970s. But is the sprawling narrative too sanitized?
Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Is As Emotionally Exhausting As Its Long-Awaited Release
The public waited on Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ release with bated breath for weeks. Now that it’s out, the reaction seems to be mixed.
Jason Aldean Celebrates Mask-Free Fans At Recent Concert: ‘I’ve Had Just About Enough Of That’
Country music superstar Jason Aldean celebrated his fans at a Wantagh, New York concert on August 7 for setting their faces free.
‘The Sparks Brothers’ Documentary Finally Recognizes The Band That Was Ignored For 50 Years
With quality archival footage and engaging interviews, ‘The Sparks Brothers’ movie tells the story of how the dynamic pair became ‘your favorite band’s favorite band.’
Podcast: Country Music Populism And The Rage Against The Nashville Machine
Jashinsky and Kaminsky discuss how “mainstream” country music is experiencing a shift away from its rural roots and traditions to appeal to the masses.
A Short History Of ‘Battle Hymn Of The Republic’
Its powerful apocalyptic vision of a reckoning God captured the civil religion sentiment of a Union fighting for freedom for all people.
Mickey Guyton Represents The Left’s Next Cultural Conquest: Country Music
Mickey Guyton is every self-conscious, self-loathing Nashville executive’s affirmative action dream.
Gwen Stefani Is Right: Cultural Appreciation Is Not Cultural Appropriation
If loving Harajuku so much that you stylize your art around it is the equivalent of a minstrel show or blackface, then how are we supposed to qualify flagrant acts of racism?
Most Children’s Music Is Terrible. Listen To This With Your Kids Instead
Perhaps worse than trite politicization of classic tunes is failing to pass on the wealth of a child’s musical heritage. Here are some ways to start offering that audible feast to your child.
‘SNL’ Finale With Rapper Lil Nas X Ties For Lowest Ratings Of Season
In concluding its season, political propaganda machine “Saturday Night Live” tied with last week for the worst ratings of the year.
Donald Glover Says Hollywood Is Making ‘Boring Stuff’ Because ‘People Are Afraid Of Getting Cancelled’
Twitter went wild with speculation as users tried to figure out what exactly Glover was trying to communicate in his tweets. Here are three possibilities.
Rock Out To Russian Classical Music With This Metallica-Inspired Guitarist
America’s immense, all-encompassing pop culture gives us the tools we need to understand a great deal of what people call ‘classical music.’
Old Taylor Swift Rose From The Dead With ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ And Reminded Us Why We Adored Her
Enter ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version),’ which is taking longtime Taylor Swift fans back to a bygone era of 15-year-old crushes and dancing on rainy streets.
Nashville Billboards Show Support For ‘Canceled’ Artist Morgan Wallen Ahead Of Academy Of Country Music Awards
While woke corporatists tried to cancel country music Morgan Wallen, his fans erected billboards declaring him Entertainer of the Year.
The Set Designs In Virtual Reality Concerts Are Cosmic — But At What Cost?
Set designers were finally able to draw fans into their vivid dream without the constraints of Newtonian physics. Yet virtual reality isn’t all wonder.
From ‘WAP’ To Billie Eilish, What’s Going On With Women In Pop?
With “WAP” now more than six months old, it’s easier to step back and see how the track sunk into our pop cultural landscape.
Once Praised For Appeal To Kids, Lil Nas X Doubles Down On Raunchy, Satanic Messaging
Lil Nas X made headlines when he announced the release of 666 pairs of “Satan shoes,” featuring a pentagram, a verse about Satan, and a drop of human blood.
Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ Still Sticks It To The Man
Sprinkled in Bob Dylan’s folk-rock protest music are examples of quiet responses to the establishment’s reasonless rules. It may be more apt today than it was when he wrote it.
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