James Stafford
2014: A Great-Terrible Year for the Music Industry
Sales are up, sales are down. The music industry's roller coaster ride continues.
Bush’s ‘Sixteen Stone,’ 20 Years Later
Criticized as "too polished," post-grunge's best album sold six million copies anyway.
‘Sonic Highways’ Wraps Up In (Where Else?) New York City
For eight weeks we've followed Dave Grohl and the rest of the Foo Fighters around the country, listening to stories about how place influences music.
The Roots of Indie: The Replacements – ‘Let It Be’
The album of a dozen transitions, both for the band and its fans.
Dave Grohl Revisits His Phantom Limb On ‘Sonic Highways’
Sub Pop, Nirvana, and Mudhoney? This must be Seattle.
This Is Your Edible Thanksgiving Playlist
What's tastier than music? Nothing ... except maybe pie.
The Roots of Indie: Kashmere Stage Band
For many musicians, the roots of their careers reach into the high school band room. Here's the one band who did it better than anybody. Ever.
‘Sonic Highways’ Goes to New Orleans
Can the Foos pull together a song in the birthplace of jazz?
Pearl Jam’s ‘Vitalogy,’ 20 Years Later
Deemed "wildly uneven" upon release, Pearl Jam's third album went on to sell 4 million copies.
5 Artists So Popular They’re Unpopular
The oldest move in the music snob book -- and color me guilty -- is the "I liked their early stuff" gambit, which just means "I liked them before you did, but I've moved on."
8 Reasons Record Stores Beat Online Services
Been a while since you hit your local record store? Here are eight reasons to remedy that.
Foo Fighters Bring ‘Sonic Highways’ to the L.A. Freeways
Leave it to Dave Grohl to bypass L.A. and head into the desert, where he finds a much better story.