Every year, the folks at PDX Pop Now! put together a two-disc compilation album that gauges the temperature of the Portland music scene. Volunteers comb through countless tracks by local artists who ...

When the realities of life get hard, does music get ... happy? “Recession pop” is currently trending as people reach for the music of the mid-2000s for a mood boost. And you know what? It worked.

There are the sounds of war in Kyiv these days - air raid sirens, Russian missile strikes. But one resident of that city would like to bring our ears something hopeful and brave - the rich heritage of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the ...

Hear songs from Angelina Mango, Patty Pravo and an unexpected hit by Conan Gray. By Lindsay Zoladz I’m back! Thank you to my editor, Caryn Ganz, for filling in for me for the past two weeks while I ...