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The 1998 song Alanis Morissette wants to be remembered for: “It works every time”
A Far Out Magazine writer reflects on Alanis Morissette’s enduring appeal, prompted by attending one of her concerts at Crystal Palace with their mother, a lifelong fan of Morissette’s 1995 album Jagged Little Pill. The piece explores how Morissette’s music, once framed primarily by anger, is now understood as being equally driven by love, and…
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4 Songs From 1969 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
The article is a light nostalgia piece recalling four songs that were popular on the radio in 1969 and likely to have been heard by children in America being driven to school that year. It reflects on how such early radio exposure may have shaped the musical tastes of those who grew up in the…
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The Strokes bring out Charli XCX for surprise Outside Lands duet
The Strokes brought out surprise guest Charli XCX during their headline set at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival on Saturday, with the pair performing “Take It or Leave It” together, the closing track from the Strokes’ 2001 album Is This It. The cameo capped a weekend in which both acts appeared at the festival, following…
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The 1960s singer Brian Wilson crowned as one of the purest voices in music
Brian Wilson, the late Beach Boys mastermind renowned for his meticulous studio craftsmanship, once singled out Don McLean as the owner of one of the purest voices in music, praising ‘American Pie’ for gripping listeners through storytelling and vocal clarity alone. The tribute carries particular weight given Wilson’s own reputation as an exacting perfectionist who…
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On the Charts 53 Years Ago, Burt Reynolds’ Frequent Co-Star Scored His Second No. 1 Hit With This Scorching Social Satire
On 9 August 1973, country singer and guitarist Jerry Reed scored his second US country No. 1 with “Lord, Mr. Ford”, a satirical song poking fun at the automobile industry and its unintended consequences. Reed, best known to wider audiences for co-starring alongside Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit, built his music career on…
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THUNDERMOTHER To Release New Album, ‘Mothers Of Thunder’, In February 2027; First Single ‘Bimbo Boost’ To Arrive In September
Swedish rock band Thundermother have announced that their seventh studio album, “Mothers Of Thunder”, will be released in February 2027, with the lead single “Bimbo Boost” arriving in September 2026. The news was revealed by guitarist Filippa Nässil and vocalist Linnéa Vikström Egg in an interview at this month’s Wacken Open Air festival in Germany,…
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Drake Turns Kick Stream Into a 20-v-1 Dating Show, Warns Rap Rivals His ‘Pen Isn’t Dry’
Drake hosted a chaotic roughly three-hour livestream on Kick on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of his sponsorship deal with crypto gambling firm Stake, blending prize giveaways with a bizarre dating-show segment and warnings to rival rappers. The broadcast, which advertised over $1 million in cash and prizes, quickly moved beyond gambling into what…
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Betrayal in La Mamounia: Brian Jones and The Rolling Stones in late 1960s Morocco
In 1967, a trip to Morocco by Brian Jones, Keith Richards and their partners ended with Jones’s girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg, leaving him for Richards. The episode deepened the existing rift between Jones and Richards and became a defining personal rupture during Jones’s increasingly troubled final years with The Rolling Stones. The group stayed at Marrakech’s…
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3 of the Best First No. 1 Hits From 70s Classic Rock
This is a list-style feature from American Songwriter highlighting three classic rock tracks from the 1970s, each notable for being the artist’s very first US number one hit. It draws on artist interviews to reveal the personal stories and creative circumstances behind each chart-topper, offering a mix of nostalgia and behind-the-scenes trivia for classic rock…