What Prince's Death Teaches Us About the Power of Music
1981 seems like just yesterday. Remember roller skating with your friends to Prince’s song “Controversy”? Fast forward 35 years, and it’s...
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Kristi Wooten
- Apr 18, 2016
Duran Duran Live: Dancing is in the DNA
Move over, nostalgia. When a band brings its personal best to the stage, there’s only room for respect. Friday night at Atlanta’s Philips...
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...
Kristi Wooten
- Mar 10, 2016
The World Without George Martin
In the America song, “Tin Man,” folk rhythms sweep into jazz harmonies and arpeggiated piano riffs. Listening to that recording is like...
Kristi Wooten
- Feb 10, 2016
My White-Label Copy of "September"
In homage to Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind and Fire, who died February 3, 2016. #EarthWindandFire #featured #MauriceWhite...
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 26, 2016
The Bowie Brigade
Atlanta’s Bowie Parade, in honor of David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016. Photo by Kristi York Wooten #Atlanta #DavidBowie #featured...
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 4, 2016
Why We're Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral video of the Queen of Soul singing for the Obamas and songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center...
Kristi Wooten
- Dec 8, 2015
The Endless Dance: Spending My Birthday With Spandau Ballet
A woman checks my ID at ATL TSA and hands me my driver’s license. “Make it a good one,” she says. I walk to T Gates and fill my water...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 27, 2015
U2's Age Against the Machine
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST Many of today’s top touring artists, including Taylor Swift, One Direction, the Rolling Stones,...
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...
Kristi Wooten
- Oct 20, 2014
Will Super Fans Save Music?
Not too long ago, I had an interesting phone call with Benji Rogers, the president and founder of PledgeMusic. We geeked out about...