Saturday, August 30, 2025

Nico Santiago

Ring the Alarm for 13 Killer Dancehall Cuts

Trace the evolution of the genre over the decades via songs by Sister Nancy, Cutty Ranks, Super Cat and more. Source link

Anticipating Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

The singer’s 12th album is being teased as a pivot back to pop bangers. On Popcast, we break down why (and why she announced it the way she did). Source link

Tommy McLain, the King of Swamp Pop, Dies at 85

Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and many others. Source link

Overlooked No More: Molly Drake, a Maternal, Musical Force Behind Nick Drake’s Sound

She was a poet, singer, composer and pianist whose melancholic home recordings from the 1950s hit on universal themes of despair, heartbreak, longing and loss. Source link

Priscilla Presley Locked in Feud With Former Business Partners

Elvis’s ex-wife has traded lawsuits in a financial dispute with former advisers that has grown ugly with an allegation that she prematurely pulled the plug on her late daughter, Lisa Marie. Source link

Bobby Whitlock, Keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77

With Eric Clapton, he wrote “Bell Bottom Blues” and built one of the greatest — if most short-lived — supergroups of the 1970s. Source link

The Song Was a Hit 20 Years Ago. It Just Got a Video.

Decades-old tracks by artists including Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, LL Cool J and Talking Heads are finding younger fans. Record labels hope new videos will feed their interest. Source link

8 Songs for the Dog Days of Summer

Let songs from Lorde, boygenius, Mitski and more help push through a sticky, sludgy August. Source link

Bard Music Festival: An Innovator in Exile

Bohuslav Martinu, a Czech composer who thrived on the artistic and scientific explosions of the 20th century, is the center of this summer’s programming. Source link

California’s ‘Souldies’ Scene Puts a Fresh Spin on a Beloved Sound

For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom. Source link

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