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    The New Tears For Fears Album Is Right On Time
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 26

    The New Tears For Fears Album Is Right On Time

    The Tipping Point offers introspection and gives hope to a hurting, mad world. By Kristi York Wooten Tears for Fears' music has addressed...
    Mixing Keyboard Riffs and Famous Friends
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 4, 2019

    Mixing Keyboard Riffs and Famous Friends

    Jon Regen's latest album Higher Ground bridges the digital gig economy, with a little help from fellow musicians.
    Rocketman is a Bodacious Romp, But Elton John Deserves More
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 19, 2019

    Rocketman is a Bodacious Romp, But Elton John Deserves More

    Rocketman opened at the Cannes Film Festival this week: it’s a glorious song-and-dance extravaganza interspersed with fantasy and...
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 2, 2019

    Rench Speaks Out About Lil Nas X

    “‘The whole endeavor of trying to maintain some sort of genre purity or resist its evolution and mingling is a ridiculous notion.”...
    HuDost Makes Music for the Sacred and the Profane
    Kristi Wooten
    • Apr 5, 2019

    HuDost Makes Music for the Sacred and the Profane

    How the Kentucky duo is using social activism and interfaith messaging to forge a new path for independent rock on its latest album Of...
    Grammys 2019: How Music Reclaimed Its Power
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 11, 2019

    Grammys 2019: How Music Reclaimed Its Power

    The four-hour broadcast silenced political division with dynamic performances by three generations of women and proved ‘less dancing,...
    Rosanne Cash Opens Up About Her New Album
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 8, 2019

    Rosanne Cash Opens Up About Her New Album

    The 63-year-old singer’s dedication to amplifying women’s voices is evident in ten new songs with atmospheric, country-gothic textures.
    Women Made the Best Albums of 2018.
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 7, 2018

    Women Made the Best Albums of 2018.

    Female songwriters topped publications’ year-end music polls, but few lists captured the gamut of their ages, genres, and talents. From...
    How Elton John Changed Fear of AIDS
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 30, 2018

    How Elton John Changed Fear of AIDS

    The singer (and part-time Atlantan) paved the way for generations of activists determined to eradicate AIDS for good.
    Queen's Brilliance at Live Aid: What Bohemian Rhapsody Missed
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 14, 2018

    Queen's Brilliance at Live Aid: What Bohemian Rhapsody Missed

    Bohemian Rhapsody, the Queen biopic named after one of the British rock group’s most famous songs, opened in theaters two weeks ago. The...
    Jim Kerr Talks About Simple Minds' Hot New Tour and Top-5 Album
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 4, 2018

    Jim Kerr Talks About Simple Minds' Hot New Tour and Top-5 Album

    Simple Minds’ latest album, Walk Between Worlds, pierced the Top 5 on the Official U.K. Album Charts earlier this year, and the band is...
    The Modfather Goes Pastoral Again
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 3, 2018

    The Modfather Goes Pastoral Again

    Paul Weller is consistently one of the most listenable artists of the past forty years, and his latest album is spot-on. The former Jam...
    Sting and Shaggy's Reggae Party Broke the ATL
    Kristi Wooten
    • Sep 18, 2018

    Sting and Shaggy's Reggae Party Broke the ATL

    He may like his toast done on one side, but Sting’s new tour with Shaggy is crispy all the way around. At Atlanta’s Tabernacle Monday...
    Florence and the Machine’s New Feminist Sensibility
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 9, 2018

    Florence and the Machine’s New Feminist Sensibility

    From the July 9 2018 issueof The Economist magazine: FLORENCE WELCH has made her name both as a hitmaker and as a kind of strong-willed...
    Digital Design, Analog Soul
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 22, 2018

    Digital Design, Analog Soul

    From the June 2018 issue of Keyboard magazine: One of the joys of 21st century life is opening a digital music library and discovering an...
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 18, 2018

    U2 in Atlanta: An Oral History

    With the boys from Dublin returning to town in May, two generations of Georgians talk about their experiences with the band. On a muggy...
    An Oral History of U2 in Atlanta
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 17, 2018

    An Oral History of U2 in Atlanta

    U2’s intersections with Atlanta over the years have gone beyond the city as a requisite tour stop.
    Singing Your Life with The Zombies
    Kristi Wooten
    • Mar 22, 2018

    Singing Your Life with The Zombies

    ROD ARGENT AND COLIN BLUNSTONE began making music as The Zombies eleven years before I was born. By the time I was riding around in my...
    Petula Clark’s New Songs Offer Good Advice for 2018
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 8, 2017

    Petula Clark’s New Songs Offer Good Advice for 2018

    Petula Clark’s 1964 song, “Downtown,” burnished modern urban life into a smash hit. In 2017, she’s back at age 85 with new music and lots...
    What Happens When We Let Data Decide the Best Music of 2017?
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 6, 2017

    What Happens When We Let Data Decide the Best Music of 2017?

    For my 2017 list of the Top 50 Best Songs and Top 20 Best Albums, I let my stats on Spotify, YouTube, and Shazam–plus my vinyl...
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