This week I review five albums, including Panda Bear & Sonic Boom‘s great second collaboration, plus new ones from Twisted ...

The evolution of rock music is not a straight line. Instead, it's a series of explosive ruptures caused by artists who dared to dismantle the status quo, permanently altering the sonic, cultural, and ...

The 1970s were more than just a hangover from the 1960s; they were a high-fidelity explosion of ambition. In ten short years, we witnessed the birth of heavy metal, the pomp and adventure of prog rock ...

Austin’s own prolific country crooner Charley Crockett tops the 40th annual SXSW setlist, alongside performances from Bell Bottom Country star Lainey Wilson, Mexican American roots rockers Los Lobos, ...

Record Store Day have announced the full list of exclusive releases for their 2026 event, which takes place on Saturday, 18 April. For the annual event's 19th edition, over 540 releases will be ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

In 2022, when “Running Up That Hill” appeared in an episode of Stranger Things, many younger viewers were hearing the incomparable Kate Bush for the very first time. However, they likely had already ...

Within the decade and a half after releasing his second solo album, Non-Stop, and whilst releasing six more albums with Erasure, Andy Bell started building a collection of songs with producer Dave ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

Ask George Clinton about the first time he came to the Bay Area, and the 77-year-old funk legend remembers it vividly. Well, almost vividly. The year was 1971, just before the release of Funkadelic’s ...

Hear songs by Mdou Moctar, Bombino, Orchestra Baobab and more. By Ben Sisario For today’s Amplifier, your proprietor Lindsay Zoladz graciously lent me the keys for a little tour of Africa to celebrate ...