5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Rome Ramirez

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Rome Ramirez

Name  Rome Ramirez Best known for  Writing and performing songs that make people want to be outside in the water. Current city  Nashville. Really want to be in  I really want to go to Italy. I just want to eat all day and walk around and touch walls. Excited about  Extremely excited about this album I’m working on and putting out more…

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Old Career in an Old Town

Old Career in an Old Town

Jungs, schwingt weiter! David Bowie plays the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, 1978. (Photo by ARTCO-Berlin/ullstein bild via Getty Images) On a Friday night at Berlin’s famed Metropol, the two surviving members of David Bowie’s Black American three-man backing rhythm section take the stage. Guitarist Carlos Alomar and bass player George Murray are missing their old percussionist…

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The Mental Health Manual Every Touring Musician Needs

The Mental Health Manual Every Touring Musician Needs

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual hit shelves—and the music business’ consciousness—in 2023. This year, the much-needed audiobook for the 600+ page book was released. Edited by award-winning psychotherapist and music industry health consultant Tamsin Embleton, who founded the nonprofit Music Industry Therapist Collective in 2018, the longtime music professional contributed the introduction…

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Joe Walsh, Kurt Vile Join War On Drugs In Philly

Joe Walsh, Kurt Vile Join War On Drugs In Philly

The War on Drugs celebrated their annual Drugcember to Remember residency at Philadelphia club Johnny Brenda’s last week by welcoming special guests Joe Walsh, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Real Estate’s Martin Courtney and founding member Kurt Vile at various points throughout. On Dec. 20, Vile was part of a War on Drugs throwback by…

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Abrams, Dessner, Vernon Share New Benefit Single

Abrams, Dessner, Vernon Share New Benefit Single

Gracie Abrams, The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon have teamed for the single “Sold Out,” which they released today (Dec. 22) exclusively on Bandcamp. The song was written following a 2024 school shooting but the artists opted to put it out now following several recent, tragic gun-related incidents. “We made this song…

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Independent Artists You May Have Missed in 2025

Independent Artists You May Have Missed in 2025

It’s never easy for independent artists to reach fans and build a career in today’s competitive music industry. But platforms like TuneCore allow musicians to self-release their work to every streaming service without the help of a label, and every year some of the most talented and driven DIY acts break through on their own…

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