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This Early Bob Dylan Hit Made The Beatles’ John Lennon Nervous
In 1965, Bob Dylan released “Subterranean Homesick Blues”, a song from his fifth studio album, Bringing It All Back Home. Although it was not among his biggest commercial successes, the track became his first Top 40 single and left a strong impression on fellow musicians, including The Beatles’ John Lennon, who said it made him…
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How Olivia Rodrigo Is Getting Back at the Trump Administration
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is backing a voter-registration drive ahead of this year’s US midterm elections, in what The Hollywood Reporter frames as a response to the Trump administration after one of her songs was used in an anti-immigration advertisement. In November, Rodrigo publicly criticised the Department of Homeland Security when her track “all-american bitch”…
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Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell on Touring Together and Summer Nights Devoted to ‘Forgetting Madness and Being Part of Something Beautiful’
Canadian singer-songwriters Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell have teamed up for a joint summer tour running through 9 August, framing the shows around music as a healing, communal experience where audiences can “forget madness” and reconnect. McLachlan is touring behind her 2025 album “Better Broken”, following her successful 30th-anniversary tour for “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”, while…
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Opetaia Foa‘i Calls Adding ‘Authenticity’ to ‘Moana’ Through Pacific Island Languages ‘A Huge Win’
Composer Opetaia Foa‘i has spoken about the importance of weaving Pacific Island languages into the music of Disney’s Moana franchise, describing the effort to introduce Pacific culture to a global audience as “a huge win”. Having written music for the original Moana, Moana 2 and now the live-action remake released in cinemas on Friday, he…
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“Jerry Garcia on a StairMaster! I’ll never forget it!” Bruce Hornsby on his unique musical life, and why new album Indigo Park gives him the chills
In an interview with Classic Rock, veteran American musician Bruce Hornsby discusses his continued drive to experiment rather than coast on past successes as he releases his new album, Indigo Park. Now aged 70 and with a catalogue of Grammy-winning hits and high-profile collaborations behind him, Hornsby describes himself as a “lifelong student” determined to…
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SAM TOMPKINS – CRAWLING OUT MY SKIN [OFFICIAL VISUALISER]
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3 Songs That Show How the LinnDrum Defined the 1980s Sound
Roger Linn’s drum machines were essential in the creation of 80s beats. Here are some songs that used a variation of the LinnDrum machine. The post 3 Songs That Show How the LinnDrum Defined the 1980s Sound appeared first on American Songwriter.
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‘Epitaph’: How King Crimson captured “a world gone mad” in 1969
The article looks back at King Crimson’s 1969 song ‘Epitaph’, presenting it as a bleak, emotionally charged response to a period of political turmoil, social unrest and fear about the future. It argues that the song captured a sense of collapse and disillusionment that felt wider than the band itself, which helps explain why it…
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43 Years Ago, The Police Began an Impressive No. 1 Streak With the Most Misunderstood Song of All Time
CANADA – AUGUST 05: Belting it out: Sting; lead singer for the Police; left; gives his all for 30;000 fans at yesterday’s eight-hour rock concert at Exhibition Stadium. It turned out to be a real picnic; and made money too. (Photo by Jack Cusano/Toronto Star via Getty Images) In the summer of 1983, The Police…
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3 Rock Albums From the 1960s That Inspired More Bands Than They Sold Records
This American Songwriter feature highlights three rock albums from the 1960s that, despite modest commercial performance at the time of release, went on to exert an outsized influence on generations of musicians. The piece argues that cult appeal and creative reach can matter more than chart placings, framing each record as a foundational work that…