In June, five albums stood out among the profusion of releases. Ranging from R&B to pop, indie rock and psychedelia, they all featured women
4 min read11 Jul 2020Dr John’s death on 6 June at the age of 77 marked the demise of the most important envoy of the treasured musical tradition of New Orleans In his six-decade-long career, he drew out the best of that city’s musical genres and culture—jazz, blues, funk, boogie-woogie and voodoo.
4 min read22 Jun 2019Soul music, a form that originated in the African-American community, melds jazz, blues, and R&B, and is often described as one of the most intimate, emotional, and heartfelt genres of contemporary musical styles. Those phrases don't even begin to describe the way Bradley sang soul.
4 min read19 Jan 2019For fans, Young's prodigious catalogue of albums comprises more than 40 studio albums; nine live albums (if you include Rust Never Sleeps, which was partly recorded live and partly in the studio), and seven box sets and compilations
4 min read13 Jan 2019It's the top 10 albums by women in 2018 that you have to listen to before the year is out
4 min read28 Dec 2018Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy's new solo album warms the cockles of your heart
4 min read16 Dec 2018Why the The Glands were a great 1990s' band that you may have never have heard of
4 min read11 Dec 2018Many records released in the bountiful year, 1968, remain immortal half a century later
5 min read2 Dec 2018Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers are rising solo stars who've come together to collaborate on a great album, boygenius
5 min read25 Nov 2018The 50th Anniversary edition of The White Album reveals The Beatles at the height of their creative powers
3 min read24 Nov 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared