Phoebe Bridgers wants to see more diversity behind the scenes of music
Phoebe Bridgers and I were digital friends first. We followed each other from afar, orbiting gravitational loops of likes and story views before somehow aligning at the cosmically precise degree to which we still met strangers from the internet. This feels fitting, or almost fated: A lot of the time, Phoebe reminds me of the...
Willow Smith surprised her mother with a Wicked Wisdom reunion—watch
Willow Smith gave her mother an early Mother’s Day surprise this year. To pay tribute to Jada Pinkett Smith’s artistry and influence, the young musician put together a reunion performance with her mother’s nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom. The performance aired on a special Mother’s Day episode of the Facebook show Red Table Talk. For the...
NFT artist Indivisibility shares a brief history of Bitcoin crypto
As society slowly emerges from its yearlong shutdown, people must feel like Rip Van Winkle waking up to a strange new world of NFTs and cryptocurrencies. That was certainly the case in April when Coinbase went public on NASDAQ. Think about it: an exchange where people trade cryptocurrencies debuted on an exchange where people trade...
Dave Grohl's 'From Cradle To Stage' tours Dan Reynolds' first music room
The first episode of From Cradle To Stage is available now to stream via Paramount+. Released just in time for Mother’s Day, the six-part series explores the connection between musicians and their mothers. From Cradle To Stage was developed by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl along with his mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl. The initial entry...
11 rising alternative artists who fine-tuned their sound this past year
Nobody must long for blinding stage lights and sweaty mosh pitters more than musicians. To stand onstage and perform is more than a means for a living. It’s therapy, a chance for artists to bond with a couple dozen or a couple thousand people. An album plus a tour is the music industry’s most basic...