You don't throw a music festival on the beach and neglect to invite Best Coast. Gulf Shores isn't what Bethany Cosentino had in mind when she named her band, but even she saw the parallels: "This…   Read Story »

Last week, writer Paul Lester asked Stevie Wonder about Frank Ocean. This should've been a pretty innocuous question, a chance for an elder statesman genius to say something nice about a young artist…   Read Story »

Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to this year's Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park. Overcast and chilly weather was offset by the fire from the Metallica pyrotechnics and warm vibes from…   Read Story »

There's a lot to be said about the fucked-upedness of airing a goddam funeral across multiple television networks, but Saturday's Whitney Houston memorial service did, at the very least, provide for…   Read Story »

In the days after Whitney Houston's untimely death, the Internet sprang to action to find ways to pay tribute to her immense, singular talent and the music it produced. None were better than the…   Read Story »

In memory of Yours Truly's late sister Lauren, L.A. space-pop artist Nite Jewel has recorded a spare, gorgeous cover of Stevie Wonder's classic ballad "Visions." Stevie is not an easy man to cover…   Read Story »

It's a new year, and every Thursday, we're going to be publishing a new list in this space. You guys like lists, right? Good! For our first one, we got to talking about Guided By Voices, who just…   Read Story »

For its tenth outing, Austin City Limits has booked Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, and Coldplay as headliners. Other big names heading to the Texas fest include My Morning Jacket, Big Boi,…   Read Story »

Last we checked in with Kanye West he was closing out Coachella with Justin Vernon. That was four weeks ago. Let's catch up. The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival is underway and among the early…   Read Story »

I first came across Dominique Young Unique via her video for the unabashedly catchy "Show My Ass." Then we all saw her do it at SXSW 2010. Anyone who's listened to DYU's Domination Mixtape knows she…   Read Story »