Music

Baron Wolman has a lot to say about the recent cancellation of Woodstock 50. “The whole thing is insane,” the rock photographer says. “An event of that magnitude has to be planned well in advance. Not just a month in advance, not just six months in advance, but probably two …

Alessia Cara gives up on a “cold” summer romance in the bouncy new song “Rooting for You,” the second preview of her forthcoming EP This Summer, out on September 6th. “Rooting for You” starts off slow, with a simple guitar backing up Cara as she recounts how bad the relationship …

Taylor Swift explained her decision to speak up about LGBTQ issues in a new interview withVogue. The singer also gave more context to herReputationera. Swift addresses the LGBTQ community directly through her song “You Need to Calm Down” as well as its star-studded video, but the need to do so …

Brent Cobb celebrates both family bonds and the natural beauty of his native Georgia in a new three-part performance series. In the first video, premiering today, Cobb strips down his song “Come Home Soon” — which gives the series its name — and sings the homesick track, off his album …

In the final scene of Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival, Mars drives off into the sunset after a series of both triumphs and tragedies leave her life hanging by a thread. As she drives, Yola’s “Faraway Look” plays in the background, a song so good it almost steals focus from the climactic scene …

Several surviving Talk Talk contributors will honor the band’s late frontman, Mark Hollis, this fall with a tribute concert in London. The musicians will perform material from throughout the band’s catalog at the event, set for November 26th at London’s Royal Festival Hall. According to the venue’s website, as-yet-unannounced “special …

Update: On August 8th, A Fulton County Judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing a demolition crew from continuing to tear down the historic building. “Tough a sizable chunk of building was destroyed Thursday,” writes theAtlanta Journal-Constitution, “the facade and much of the front end remains intact.” On Tuesday, plans …

There is no meeting of the minds more necessary to the good of the collective culture than Tyler, The Creator and Funkmaster Flex. The two men, both prominent figures in hip-hop forvery different reasons,are diametrically opposed on almost every conceivable level, but work in the service of the same goal. …

In 2001, Phish were in an extended hiatus, and the band’s piano player Page McConnell was looking for a new challenge. Then he went to see the Funky Meters play New York City’s Irving Plaza. Watching his friend Russell Batiste Jr. drum behind the R&B legends, McConnell says, “It just …

Following bullseye teasers this past week and even a hint in a previous music video, Taylor Swiftreleased a new song “The Archer,” from her forthcoming album Lover, out August 23rd.” The Archer” marks the third offering from the album, following “ME!” and “You Need to Calm Down,” though Swift specified …