Band People, an Annotated Playlist
September 10, 2024
This annotated playlist, created by author and musician Franz Nicolay, dissects some songs that make appearances in his new book Band People, which looks at the lives of musicians who… READ MORE
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10 Notable Austin Underground Music Videos from the 1990s
September 18, 2023
It’s 1990 in Austin, Texas. The next decade will be a tipping point in the city’s metamorphosis from sleepy college town to major city. Beneath the increasingly slick exterior, though,… READ MORE
Batter Up, it’s an Astros and Asterisks Playlist!
July 18, 2023
In 2017 the Houston Astros won their first World Series title, a particularly uplifting victory for the city following Hurricane Harvey. But two years later, the feel-good energy was gone… READ MORE
Tammy Wynette in Fifteen Songs
April 6, 2023
Known as the first lady of country music, Tammy Wynette gained the moniker because she is most widely known in terms of her relationships with men, namely George Jones. (See… READ MORE
Sinéad O’Connor in Ten Songs
March 10, 2023
By Allyson McCabe In 1990, Sinéad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into… READ MORE
It’s Dolly Parton’s Birthday!
January 19, 2023
On January 19, 1946, the universe gifted us the irreplaceable Dolly Parton. To celebrate her birthday, we’re sharing the wonderful Lynn Melnick’s annotated Dolly Parton playlist! Listen along and read… READ MORE
Songs for Survival Picked by Our Staff
October 14, 2022
Inspired by Lynn Melnick’s Dolly Parton playlist for her book Haven’t we all put on some headphones and slipped into a sad song to fit a gloomy mood, or turned… READ MORE
Nicholas F. Centino’s Author-Curated Razabilly Playlist
July 9, 2021
A hybrid of country music and rhythm and blues, 1950s rockabilly is loud, raucous, and rebellious. Rockabilly music, recognized as one of the earliest iterations of what we now know… READ MORE
Biographer Fred Goodman Remembers Lhasa de Sela
September 26, 2019
An artist in every sense of the word, Lhasa de Sela wowed audiences around the globe with her multilingual songs and spellbinding performances, mixing together everything from Gypsy music to… READ MORE
Annotated Playlist by Casey Rae for ‘William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll’
May 27, 2019
The most transgressive of the Beat writers, William S. Burroughs was also something of a clandestine agent in the development of rock ’n’ roll—a spectral figure who haunted the cultural… READ MORE
