Robyn Hitchcock (photo by Laura Partrain, PR)

Robyn Hitchcock: Five Essential Van Morrison Songs

October 04, 2016|Kara Manning
London-born singer and songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, the solo artist and founding member of The Soft Boys, was in his late...
Warpaint's Theresa Wayman (courtesy of the artist, PR)

Warpaint's Theresa Wayman: Five Essential Nirvana Songs

September 21, 2016|Kara Manning
List from a longtime admirer
Esperanza Spalding (photo by Holly Andres, PR)

Esperanza Spalding: Five Essential Aretha Franklin Songs

September 14, 2016|Kara Manning
"[Aretha's] whole musical spirit speaks to me."
White Denim with James Petralli second to left (photo by Drew Anthony Smith, PR)

White Denim's James Petralli: Five Essential Led Zeppelin Songs

August 31, 2016|Kara Manning
A heartfelt and pretty hilarious essay
Jesca Hoop (photo by Josh Wool, PR)

Jesca Hoop's Five Essential Patti Smith Songs

August 24, 2016|Kara Manning
Hoop found an early kinship with Smith.
Ruby Amanfu (photo courtesy of Press Here, PR)

Ruby Amanfu's Five Essential Marvin Gaye Songs

August 17, 2016|Kara Manning
Music fans who caught Ruby Amanfu's transcendent set at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival discovered what her collaborators...
Lucius' Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe (photo by Piper Ferguson, PR)

Lucius' Five Essential Talking Heads Songs

August 10, 2016|Kara Manning
Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig: a thank you from one New York band to another.
Matt Berninger of The National, photo by Caroline Inzucchi

The National's Scott Devendorf: Five Essential Grateful Dead Songs

August 03, 2016|Kara Manning
"Gorgeous, abstract, and open."
Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus (photo by Holly Andres, PR)

Tune-Yards: Five Essential Radiohead Songs

July 27, 2016|Kara Manning
Merrill Garbus: "I'd get chills."
Aloe Blacc (courtesy of the artist, PR)

Aloe Blacc: Five Essential Stevie Wonder Albums

May 11, 2016|Kara Manning
Examining one of his most important influences