Behind the breakup song that was retitled, remade and transformed into a psychedelic-rock classic

After the band’s folk-leaning debut, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, the group pivoted hard toward rock on Surrealistic Pillow, ...

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalists Samara Joy and Dee Dee Bridgewater share intergenerational wisdom

Samara Joy and Dee Dee Bridgewater both compete for Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy, discussing how women are finally breaking ...

Sly and Robbie: 11 Songs You Didn’t Know They Played On

Sly Dunbar has died at 73. He and Robbie Shakespeare produced or played on songs by Bob Dylan, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mick ...

Sly Dunbar, Reggae and Dancehall’s Rhythm King, Dead at 73

Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who played on countless hits with his longtime partner Robbie Shakespeare, has ...

How a multiracial Seattle choir builds community through gospel music

Multiracial, LGBTQ+-affirming choir Resounding Love uses gospel music to build community and a better world, columnist Naomi ...
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The Best Songs of 2025

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...