Major festivals once again show tone-deafness with heavily male lineups
According to a recent article in The Guardian, once again female acts are underrepresented at all levels of some of the U.K.'s biggest festivals, from the headliners...
A judgmental violinist ranked all the variations on the violin emoji
Emojis have become an important part of the way we communicate. And every single day, more emojis are being introduced, generally much to the delight of users....
New Music Releases: U.S. Girls, Phantogram, Disq, and more
U.S. Girls - Heavy Light
“Heavy Light, the remarkable new record from Meg Remy's U.S. Girls project, is a scavenger hunt...
What’s happening with SoundCloud and why does it matter?
SoundCloud: 2007-2017? Right now it kinda seems that way. The music streaming platform, which has become a mecca for independent musicians, is currently in dire straits. The...
Examining the ripple effects of Fyre Festival in the music festival industry
Even for those who don't closely follow music festival news, the disastrous Fyre Festival was hard to miss. The dramatic photographs from the site of the failed...
Lauren Daigle and the enduring popularity of Christian and gospel music
Although we all know people don't really buy albums anymore, people stream music, and the Billboard 200 is still an important industry indicator. That's because we also...
This private music library is building the world’s largest recording collection
Not-for-profit The ARChive of Contemporary Music has been attempting to, pun intended, build an "arc" of popular music of all cultures and races throughout the...
World famous Miami club Space under new ownership
2017 has some exciting developments in store for the Miami mainstay.
Whether you're a veteran of the scene or a recent transplant, you know what Space is, and...
Dallas gains new live music venue, Regal Room
Dallas owners of Independent Bar and Kitchen have opened a new music venue attached to the back of the Independent Bar and Kitchen named Regal Room in...
The 50th anniversary of San Francisco’s Summer of Love is cause for celebration
The summer of 1967 in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco was unlike any other. Named the Summer of Love, 1967 saw an influx of 100,000 "hippies" to San Francisco...