Durand Jones and the Indications, 'The Way That I Do'
This single is another indication that the vintage soul game has a new champion team – and that disco sensuality will never fade away.
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Iron Maiden, 'The Writing On The Wall'
In songwriting that stretches our notions of Iron Maiden, "The Writing on the Wall" signals hope for after the apocalypse with animation just as epic.
Foxing, 'Draw Down The Moon'
It's downright thrilling to watch this band go big by making bombastic music that isn't afraid to be unabashedly Foxing.
Soccer Mommy, 'rom com 2004'
It's got the hallmarks of Soccer Mommy's catchy pop leanings – melodramatic yearning, a chorus with big '90s indie-rock energy – but the track also digs into her penchant for eerie production...
Re-Revising 'The History Of Jazz'
Ted Gioia first published his History of Jazz in 1997, updating it for the first time in 2011. This year he did so again, after a very important decade for the genre.
Pet Symmetry, 'Pet Sympathy'
The Chicago emo trio embraces jazz riffs and '90s nostalgia.
Who Is Mathew Rosengart, Britney Spears' New Lawyer?
The lawyer whom Britney Spears has chosen to represent her is a former federal prosecutor turned high-profile Hollywood lawyer. His celebrity clients have included Steven Spielberg and Sean Penn.
Lucy Dacus: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
From her alma mater in Richmond, Va., Lucy Dacus plays songs from her latest album, Home Video.
Judge: Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case
A Superior Court judge has cleared Britney Spears to hire her own lawyer in the battle over her conservatorship. She picked a prominent Hollywood lawyer and ex-federal prosecutor to take up her case.
Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case, A Judge Has Ruled
Former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart will now represent the pop star in the fight over her conservatorship.