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    Keane Singer Tom Chaplin Makes Triumphant Solo Debut in America
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jan 15, 2017

    Keane Singer Tom Chaplin Makes Triumphant Solo Debut in America

    Releasing an album no longer guarantees success in an industry where platinum-selling singers face the same pressures as fledgling...
    Adele at 20
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 27, 2016

    Adele at 20

    It’s hard to believe this London singer’s not old enough to buy herself a celebratory bottle of champagne on her first U.S. tour.
    The Perfect Album for Your Midlife Crisis
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 11, 2016

    The Perfect Album for Your Midlife Crisis

    With his new recording, Fever Dream, Ben Watt captures the pleasure and pain of a Gen-Xer caught between two fires – his youth and the...
    Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win
    Kristi Wooten
    • Apr 8, 2016

    Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win

    Thirty years ago, no one might have predicted that Nile Rodgers would be on the road with Duran Duran in 2016. Yet, this spring the...
    Simon Le Bon: Why Duran Duran Never Complains
    Kristi Wooten
    • Mar 10, 2016

    Simon Le Bon: Why Duran Duran Never Complains

    Only Duran Duran can get away with a seven-minute title track that offers electro grooves, hand-waving harmonies, and upbeat lyrics about...
    Ready and Worthy: Glen Hansard on Love, Money and Why Artists Should Never Give Up
    Kristi Wooten
    • Sep 23, 2015

    Ready and Worthy: Glen Hansard on Love, Money and Why Artists Should Never Give Up

    Every great songwriter has a “bird on the shoulder” moment now and then. Glen Hansard says the melody of the lead track from his new...
    The Legacy of Live Aid
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 13, 2015

    The Legacy of Live Aid

    On July 13, 1985, Africa became a brand. The image of a starving Ethiopian girl named Birhan Woldu flickered across TV screens as Paul...
    Noel Gallagher on Guitar Solos, Cowbells and Dirty Underwear
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 27, 2015

    Noel Gallagher on Guitar Solos, Cowbells and Dirty Underwear

    PASTE MAGAZINE Twenty years ago this spring, Oasis holed up in a recording studio in Wales to create the defining album of the Britpop...
    Star of The Good Lie Has a Holiday Message of Hope (and a Hot New Song With Nile Rodgers)
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 2, 2014

    Star of The Good Lie Has a Holiday Message of Hope (and a Hot New Song With Nile Rodgers)

    Emmanuel Jal’s story is an inspiring personal journey of survival: During the second Sudanese civil war in the 1980s, his mother was...
    Original Recipe: Midge Ure and "Do They Know It's Christmas"
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 19, 2014

    Original Recipe: Midge Ure and "Do They Know It's Christmas"

    THE ECONOMIST THREE decades before One Direction, Ellie Goulding and others added their voices and carefully mussed-up hair to “Do They...
    This Infographic Explains How America Feels About Spandau Ballet
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 13, 2014

    This Infographic Explains How America Feels About Spandau Ballet

    A new documentary called Soul Boys of the Western World follows the British band Spandau Ballet from its New Romantic beginnings in...
    The Life Cycle According to James
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 21, 2014

    The Life Cycle According to James

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR PURE POP “So this is it, our life on earth, we’re made of stars, we’re made of dirt,” Tim Booth sings in “Walk...
    Annie Lennox's Timeless Soul
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 21, 2014

    Annie Lennox's Timeless Soul

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST “NOSTALGIA”, the latest album from Annie Lennox, the British singer-songwriter, recalls an era of...
    Kristi Wooten
    • Sep 10, 2014

    Howard Jones: Orange is the New Black

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST When Howard Jones asked his fans on Facebook to wear orange to his performances this...
    The Summer of Ben Watt: It's Christmas in July
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 5, 2014

    The Summer of Ben Watt: It's Christmas in July

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Photo by Ian Webber. “Is this cheating on Tracey? I dunno,” Ben Watt asked. He felt a...
    World Party on Tour: Long Live Rainbows and Revolutions
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 15, 2014

    World Party on Tour: Long Live Rainbows and Revolutions

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Karl Wallinger is sitting on the running board of his tour van and smoking a cigarette. He...
    Rufus Wainwright Compares Verdi to Nirvana
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 6, 2014

    Rufus Wainwright Compares Verdi to Nirvana

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR ORIGIN MAGAZINE Rufus Wainwright is an enigmatic singer from a family of Canadian-American musicians. He...
    When Johnnyswim's "Home" Comes on the Radio
    Kristi Wooten
    • Apr 30, 2014

    When Johnnyswim's "Home" Comes on the Radio

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano, better known as LA-based music duo Johnnyswim, released...
    Rosanne Cash's Southern Music
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jan 15, 2014

    Rosanne Cash's Southern Music

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST FOR her latest muse, Rosanne Cash returns to the familiar world of the American South, where the...
    In a Big Country, Reasons to Stay Alive
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 27, 2013

    In a Big Country, Reasons to Stay Alive

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST It may surprise music fans of a certain age to know that various members of Big Country,...
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