music essay

A mainstay drummer of the Seattle scene drives to Mississippi and finds the heart of delta music alive and well in a bluesman named Ironing Board Sam.

On the soul-crushing grind and occasional rewards (mostly the former) of touring in “the dead weight of this screaming United Kingdom.”

An article for the people who keep hearing that the costs of accomplishing anything are so high that they should be reluctant to try.

Landlady’s frontman stumbled upon a SXSW tour diary left by an anonymous musician enduring the hardships of the event. He was kind enough to share.

We’re not going to mince words: this piece is just Luke Haines mercilessly ripping on Noel Gallagher.

The Final Oscar Word from Mamarazza Chang or (An Academy Member’s Mother’s Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).

Kid Millions digs into the facets of an ideal mentor.

A well traveled drummer extols the healing pleasures of sweating it out in bathhouses and saunas around the globe.

The hit country songwriter notes that anyone can write platitudes, but getting to the heart of true love is hard work.

A veteran road dog offers advice to touring musicians about how to keep the home fires burning.

Even if you pay for it, music is a gift. Don't ever forget that.

The moving story of how a kid from “Big Money Texas” found solace and salvation in rap music from the poor side of Houston.