Nada Surf's Matthew Caws: Five Essential Pixies Songs
May 24, 2017|Kara Manning
Remember hearing the band that changed your life for the first time? Nada Surf's singer and guitarist Matthew Caws does. For...
FUV Essentials: Greg Graffin on Pearl Jam
May 17, 2017|Kara Manning
As frontman for Bad Religion, Greg Graffin and his bandmates have toured with Pearl Jam since the early '90s, notably when...
Steve Earle: Five Essential Rolling Stones Songs
May 10, 2017|Kara Manning
Steve Earle on the Stones.
Tommy Stinson: Five Essential Rolling Stones Songs
May 09, 2017|Kara Manning
Tommy Stinson's Essential Stones.
Ted Leo: Five Essential Aimee Mann Songs
April 19, 2017|Kara Manning
Tributes from a fellow traveler
Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood: Five Essential Clash Albums
April 12, 2017|Kara Manning
When the Alabama-bred, mostly Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers were recording 2016's American Band, a candid assessment of...
Okkervil River: Five Essential Elton John Songs
March 22, 2017|Kara Manning
As a songwriter, Okkervil River's Will Sheff says that he's spent "countless hours" trying to figure out what makes Elton...
Mike Doughty: Five Essential Police Songs
March 15, 2017|Kara Manning
Considering the jittery, restless legacy of Soul Coughing and Doughty's experimentation, street poet eloquence, and mutable...
Hurray For The Riff Raff: Five Essential Lou Reed Songs
March 01, 2017|Kara Manning
Alynda Segarra also writes from the sharp perspective of a native New Yorker.
Joan Osborne: Five Essential Motown Songs
February 22, 2017|Kara Manning
Joan Osborne has a long string of solo albums, a side project with Trigger Hippy, and a forthcoming 2017 album that's...