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July 17, 2026 • Gracie Abrams. Nia Archives. Steve Lacy. On a release day full of catchy earworms, host Stephen Thompson chats with Tshego Letsoalo of KALW in San Francisco about their favorite albums ...

Returning to WWE Raw on July 6, CM Punk beat Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Championship, and for the second time this year ...

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Joe Strummer had a famously expansive music taste, but there was one New York punk outfit that The Clash frontman wouldn't ...

Ireland may produce big names who tour the world, but we also know how to keep in touch with our traditions. Here's a look at the history and origins of Irish music. Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (the ...

In 1990, three daughters of rock royalty—nepo babies before the term was invented—released “Hold On,” a song so wholesome and ...

The candidates for Tennessee's mid-term primaries shifted after redistricting. It's a lot for voters to sort out as they head ...

A composer told for decades that her wordless music was too strange to matter is reappraised in a documentary that borrows ...

Even the greatest legends stumble once in a while. For every timeless anthem, there’s a song that leaves fans scratching their heads, critics sharpening their knives, or the artists themselves wishing ...

Criterion’s October slate moves from Berlin’s heroin underground to psychic dread, while Guillermo del Toro unveils a new ...

Former Irving resident Charley Crockett, who’s thrived as a superb vintage-Outlaw country singer-songwriter now based in ...