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March 19, 2016

Rolling Stone is already calling it “one of the most anticipated memoirs in music history.” Prince has announced that he is writing a memoir. The book will be titled The Beautiful Ones — sharing the title of a memorable song from Purple Rain — and will be written in collaboration with Dan Piepenbring, who works as a Web…

Prince to write memoir titled ‘The Beautiful Ones’

Prince to write memoir titled ‘The Beautiful Ones’

Jay Gabler • Mar 19, 2016

Rolling Stone is already calling it “one of the most anticipated memoirs in music history.” Prince has announced that he is writing a memoir. The book will be titled The Beautiful Ones — sharing the title of a memorable song from Purple Rain — and will be written in collaboration with Dan Piepenbring, who works as a Web…

First Listen: Margo Price, 'Midwest Farmer's Daughter'

First Listen: Margo Price, 'Midwest Farmer's Daughter'

Jewly Hight • Mar 18, 2016

Perhaps you saw Margo Price perform at the Fine Line for United States of Americana's sixth birthday party in November 2015. Price's debut solo record, born of both heartache and imagination, is saturated with sounds of '60s and '70s Nashville.

The Current's March Music Madness 2016

The Current's March Music Madness 2016

Mar 18, 2016

For the third year in a row, we're going to pit band vs. band; artist vs. artist in the musical slug-fest known as The Current's March Music Madness!

The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Guralnick's Sam Phillips story

The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Guralnick's Sam Phillips story

David Safar • Mar 18, 2016

Peter Guralnick's new book takes a detailed look at the story of one of the most important behind-the-scenes forces in rock history: Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.

Watch CHVRCHES, Lucius, Jack Garratt and more live from SXSW

Watch CHVRCHES, Lucius, Jack Garratt and more live from SXSW

Mar 18, 2016

VuHaus is providing a live video feed of our annual SXSW day stage concert.

Friday Five: Dusty Heart, Mason Jennings, and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: Dusty Heart, Mason Jennings, and more new Minnesota music videos

Jay Gabler • Mar 18, 2016

Dusty Heart: “The Skipper and His Wife” Dusty Heart is the duo of Barbara Jean and Molly Dean. Presumably “Jean and Dean” was just too cute a name even for this enormously appealing duo, who hopped in a Lutsen ski gondola for this cover of Spider John Koerner’s “The Skipper and His Wife.” If you…

Today in Music History: The Clash released their first single

Today in Music History: The Clash released their first single

Mar 18, 2016

Frank Sinatra made his first recording; the Bee Gees had a had in the top three singles in the U.S. singles charts; the Ramones got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and the Clash released their very first single, Today in Music History.

Today in Music History: Grant Hart is 55

Today in Music History: Grant Hart is 55

Mar 18, 2016

Frank Sinatra made his first recording; the Bee Gees had a had in the top three singles in the U.S. singles charts; the Ramones got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; the Clash released their very first single; and Hüsker Dü drummer Grant Hart was born, Today in Music History.

Soul Asylum - Doomsday

Soul Asylum - Doomsday

Mar 18, 2016

Soul Asylum - Doomsday

Watch Little-Known Irish Songwriter Holly Macve Sing You A Lullaby

Watch Little-Known Irish Songwriter Holly Macve Sing You A Lullaby

Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey • Mar 17, 2016

The young Irish songwriter with only a few demos to her name made quite the first impression at SXSW.

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