The 75 Best Songs of 2011
Nostalgia Alert! Jump back a decade and enjoy the best songs of 2011. They are headlined by a synthpop classic, a massive hit from a hot diva, pristine harmonies of a young band headed for greatness.
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Sziget Festival 2019: Macklemore Rules Showbiz, Post Malone Falls Flat, the National Deserve Better
Days four and five of the Sziget Festival saw some great shows with Macklemore leading the way, big crowds, and an even bigger drug bust.
The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
Mount Kimbie – “We Go Home Together” (Singles Going Steady)
"We Go Home Together" is a haunting song that floats and glides like wind in a dilapidated, abandoned building, sending shivers up your spine.
NPR Music Host Bob Boilen on the Songs That Impacted Musician’s Lives
The radio personality collected artist interviews about their life-changing songs in a new book. He discussed it here with PopMatters.
Lollapalooza Berlin: Kings of Leon Bring Sound, Radiohead Bring Fury
A-list rockers headline Germany's second Lolla installment
James Blake – “I Need a Forest Fire” feat. Bon Iver (Singles Going Steady)
"Forest Fire" seamlessly pools James Blake's ghost-soul vocal melodies with Bon Iver's grayscale, heart-ripped-open songcraft style.
James Blake: The Colour in Anything
James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to.
James Blake – “Modern Soul” (Singles Going Steady)
James Blake has crafted the closest aesthetic we have to an elegy transmitted through the walls barricading one world from the next.
James Vincent McMorrow: Post Tropical
While there was always an arctic edge to McMorrow, Post Tropical only deepens the powerful sense of cold and chill that cloaks his work. Thank goodness for that.
Guessing the 2014 Grammys
Predictions and behind-the-scenes info on who will win the 2014 Grammys in ten major categories.