The year 2025 was rich with new original music from New Jersey and here's a sample of the 13 best the state has to offer.

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

The heads are still exploding, the giant insects are still attacking, and the desert is still dry and lonesome. And it’s all still set to some of the coolest old-time music this side of a 78 record.

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I like gadgets, and so, at times, my digital detox has verged on technophilic decadence. A few months ...

Discover 19 songs released today, including tracks by Robyn, Iron & Wine, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Buck Meek, and more.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on ...

The new year is already giving us new music to devour, and here's 10 things we've been listening to this week.

Zach Bryan is a songwriting machine. The country music superstar released his sixth studio album, With Heaven On Top, just last Friday. The 25-song track list has had mixed reviews so far, with some ...

From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music. By Lindsay Zoladz It’s time for one of my favorite annual Amplifier traditions: the songs that explain my year. Consider ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — It is a soulful folk song, filled with feeling and history: A love-stricken young man tells God about his hopes and dreams of happiness. Generations of Uyghurs, the Turkic ethnic ...

In defense of the sad holiday song. By Melissa Kirsch Perusing painkillers at CVS the morning after Thanksgiving, I should not have been surprised by the telltale clattering of horse hooves thundering ...