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Bauhaus Alum Daniel Ash’s New Project Is Modern Art

Danny, we need a gimmick. Wear a gas mask.’” Daniel Ash is recalling his first paid gig as a young musician with a band ...

AFI Fest Programmers on Headlining With Bruce Springsteen, Recruiting Guillermo del Toro and Standing Out in L.A.’s Avid Filmgoing Scene

Positioned as the final major film festival of the year, AFI Fest is when the global circuit arrives on the doorstep of ...

Is Lily Allen’s New Album About Ex David Harbour? What She Reveals in Her Songs

Lily Allen is lashing out at an unfaithful former partner on her scathing new album, “West End Girl,” out Oct. 24. Following ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1984, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 with One of the Most Successful Albums of His Long Career

On this day (October 24) in 1984, Willie Nelson was in the middle of a three-month run at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums ...

COVER STORY | It’s a Tweedy Family Affair

It’s the dawn of COVID shutdowns in 2020 and Jeff, Spencer, and Sammy Tweedy are driving from Chicago to Yonkers. Sarah ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2003, Alan Jackson Released a Massive Hit That Has Made Listeners Weep for More Than Two Decades

On this day (October 27) in 2003, Alan Jackson released “Remember When” as the second and final single from his 2003 compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume II. The song spent two weeks atop the Hot ...

Boz Scaggs on how Duane Allman and a spare hour of studio time led to one of the guitarist’s greatest recordings

As Scaggs drops his new album, ‘Detour,’ we revisit his historic 1969 session for “Loan Me a Dime” with a young Duane Allman ...

Wilco and Billy Bragg to perform ‘Mermaid Avenue’ live together for first time at Mass MoCA’s Solid Sound

Organizers announced Thursday that Wilco, the Chicago-based band that started Solid Sound in 2010, will join Billy Bragg to ...