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Lost of a Legend

WAYNE SHORTER, 1933-2023

Becomes Youngest Ever GRAMMY Winner

GRAMMY Winner of Best Large Jazz Ensemble

Art Sherrod Jr.

I had the pleasure of interviewing saxophone sensation Art Sherrod Jr. after a recent performance in my hometown of Rochester, New York. Art resides in Maryland now but was raised in Palestine, Texas where he was influenced by many genres of music, including Gospel, Rap, Rock, Blues, Country, Hip-Hop, R&B and of course Jazz.

Caroline Polachek Loves Mess

For her mucky, bold, feminine new album, the singer gets primal.

A Realer Sam Smith

Gloria is the singer's most uncompromising work.

Best Albums of the Year

The year in culture

The Strokes – A Nostalgia Tour That Never Ends

The new documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom, about the rise of The Strokes and the early 2000s New York rock scene, amps up music's backward-looking momentum

Nils Frahm – Stranger Thing

On his new album, German audio artist Nils Frahm adds a spooky instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin to his eclectic aural menagerie.

Trippie Redd Hits All the Notes

The Ohio MC helped bring SoundCloud rap to the top of the charts. Now he's back with the final and most chaotic installment of his Love Letter mixtape series.

Apple Music Crosses 100M Song Barrier

Apple Music crossed a huge milestone, offering 100 millionth song on its eye-and-ear-popping the streaming service.

Bad Bunny – Rapper and Singer, 28

Bad Bunny blasted out of Puerto Rico to lead a global Latin music revolution and the rapper and singer is bringing his legions of devoted fans along for the ride

With a Little Help From Her Friends

Backstage with Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker on their triple-headlining tour.

Aroon Aftab - Singer, songwriter, and composer

For striking a chord with ancient poetry

Jeff Tweedy – Hope Sings

After Covid wiped clear its concert calendar and a creative shift forced its members to abandon plans for an art-pop record, Wilco is back with a brand-new album the rootsy Cruel Country, out now and frontman Jeff Tweedy's got a whole new outlook on life

Doja Overload

The extremely online life of rap’s often trending superstar.

Radical Roots

FENDER PLAYER PLUS METEORA HH

Original Gangster

PEAVEY HP 2

Orange Blossom

GRETSCH G5422TG ELECTROMATIC

Black Star Meets Again

Can lightning strike twice? How about 24 years later?

SMOOTH & SOULFUL

An in-depth look at the subtle artistic and technical elements behind Bonnie Raitt’s celebrated and highly emotive slide playing.

SOUL LOVE

HOW RICK TEDESCO FOUND AND LOST HIS DREAM GUITAR: MICK RONSON’S Z IGGY STARDUST–ERA 1968 GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM.

STARMAN

IN 1970, MICK RONSON CHANGED THE CAREER OF DAVID BOWIE AND WENT ON TO WORK WITH LOU REED, BOB DYLAN, JOHN MELLENCAMP, MORRISSEY AND MORE. WE CHART THE RISE AND FALL OF GLAM-ROCK’S GREATEST GUITARIST.

Artful Selection

With the Telstar, Gene Baker’s b3 Guitars delivers the best of the Big F’s top two timeless models.

Eric Krasno – Up the Funktion

L.A.’s Eric Krasno has fretboard fire and a prolific pen, making him one of the most exciting R&B-vibed guitarists working today.

Wham Bam Thank You, Ma'am!

“We had two weeks to make an album!” Engineer and producer Ken Scott recalls David Bowie’s ascent from one-hit boy wonder to the nazz of glam and the album that made it all happen: the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars.

HARBINGER MLS1000 Portable

Line Array PA System

GIBSON

Generation Collection

PRS

S2 Custom 24-08

Larry McCray – Better Days

A promising blues guitarist in the early 1990s, Larry McCray spent the past 20 years in the wilderness. Thanks to a restart and a new album, Blues Without You, his future looks brighter than ever.

RIVOLTA

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