The Weeknd’s ability to pull from such sonically different artists showcased his skill as a producer and predicted the genre-bending, filmic ambition that would shape his career. "Can’t Feel My Face" (2015) Not too many artists are drawing comparison...
“All Too Well”was not one of them. But hardcore fans fixated on this gut-wrenching breakup song, which contains some of the most vivid writing of Swift’s career. Over the years, rumors of a lost 10-minute take of “All Too Well” grew into Swiftian legend. She finally...
Around the same time the Ramones were kick-starting punk rock, New York was buzzing with musical innovations in a wide variety of genres from salsa to early hip-hop. The Ramones were just one of many innovative and influential musical forces that emerged out of New York City in this decade...
In this comprehensive composition about famous people who died of AIDS, the common thread is both heartrending and illuminating. This list comprises notable individuals from various professional fields like music, film, fashion, and literature, who faced the devastating finality of AIDS in the prime...
Right now I am mostly doing artist advocacy stuff. I am talking about how Google has turned artists into sharecroppers. Music is making money on the internet, movies are making money on the internet, books are making money on the internet, but that money is going to the middleman—the ne...