Author Talk – Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind The Songs
Award-winning music journalist Annie Zaleski returned to 360°Sound to talk about her new book Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind The Songs, a comprehensive review...
Author Talk: ‘The Literary Taylor Swift’
Over the last five years, 360°Sound has been running a series called “Author Talk,” in which we bring readers (and viewers of our YouTube...
Author Talk: Cole Porter tribute ‘Red Hot + Blue’
For the latest installment of 360°Sound’s long-running “Author Talk” series, we chatted with John S. Garrison about his new 33 1/3 book on the...
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2004
In 2004, President George W. Bush was reelected. Facebook launched. Martha Stewart was sent to prison for insider trading, and Scott Peterson was convicted...
Threefer: Brenton Wood
As a young music fanatic growing up in the ‘90s and aughts, my go-to resource for artist biographies and album reviews was AllMusic.com. I...
2024 Singles in Review
by Christina Zamudio
2024 was a great year for singles, and 360°Sound is pleased to introduce Christina Zamudio to highlight some of the top tracks...

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On Stage – Ben Goldberg Trio at Third Man Records
by Chris Skebo
Ben Goldberg / Scott Amendola / Todd SickafooseThird Man RecordsDetroit, Michigan10 November 2024
On this warm November night, the performance venue at Jack...
On Disc – H8 Mile’s ‘Spread the Love’
by Chris Skebo
Spread the Love – H8 Mile
Key Tracks: "Television," "Greener Grass," "Bel Air"
Release date: 9 August 2024
Label: Painters Tape/Remove Records
Available Formats: cassette (limited...
On Stage – Billy Bragg at Majestic in Detroit
Billy Bragg
Majestic Theater
Detroit, Michigan
10 October 2024
This was the perfect moment in history to be in the presence of Mr. Billy Bragg. Few artists have...
CD Junkies: Bobby Mayer-Martin
Bobby Mayer-Martin believes that CD collecting is more than a passion – it’s a way of life. The 29-year-old Québec, Canada resident says that...
CD Junkies: Collector Chris Skebo
At 360°Sound, we’re all about covering music from all angles. The latest session in our popular CD Junkies series features one of our most...
CD Junkies: Collector Sarah Mullett
360°Sound was in search of another young CD collector to spotlight, so we looked to – where else? – TikTok. A simple '#cdcollector' search...
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Record Store Day 2024 – Black Friday Edition
by Chris Skebo
I was never much for Black Friday shopping, but with the advent of a second Record Store Day on the day after...
CD Junkies: Aaron Hartley of Forever Analog
Aaron Hartley, the music industry veteran and audiophile behind the popular YouTube channel Forever Analog, took time from reviewing HiFi gear to chat about...
Classic Disc: Patricia Barber’s ‘Modern Cool’
Producer: Patricia Barber
Key Tracks: "Touch of Trash," "Winter," "Constantinople," "You & the Night & the Music," "Company"
Release date: 1998
Label: Premonition Records
Catalog#: PREM-741-2
The Skinny: Modern...
Threefer: Brenton Wood
As a young music fanatic growing up in the ‘90s and aughts, my go-to resource for artist biographies and album reviews was AllMusic.com. I...
Classic Disc: Cypress Hill’s ‘Black Sunday’
Producers: DJ Muggs, T-Ray
Singles: “Insane in the Brain," "When the Shit Goes Down," "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That," "Lick a Shot"
Release date: 20 July...
On Screen: ‘Bastards of Soul’
Director/producer Paul Levatino’s moving new documentary Bastards of Soul tells the story of a Texas soul band and the untimely passing of its talented...
360°Sound’s Grammys 2025 Preview and Predictions
By Alex Beene and David Hopper
It’s difficult to place too much importance on any awards show this year. The devastating fires in Los Angeles...
Hot Docs 2024: Preview of Music Documentaries
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has unveiled its lineup of films for the 31st edition set to take place April 25-May 5 in...
SXSW 2024 Film: Preview of Music Documentaries
The 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival lineup has been released. This year’s film festival, which runs March 8-16 in Austin,...
Apple Music Update
Since Apple Music launched on June 30, over 11 million iOS device users have opted into the free 90-day trial. That’s not bad, considering...
Streaming Coming to a Jukebox Near You
With the arrival of Apple's new subscription, all-you-can-eat music-streaming service, Apple Music, the music industry seems poised for yet another format shake-up. Following are some...
Free Streaming Under Fire
People prefer to listen to songs for free. But now the music industry is rethinking its strategy of making popular music available for free...
Threefer: Brenton Wood
As a young music fanatic growing up in the ‘90s and aughts, my go-to resource for artist biographies and album reviews was AllMusic.com. I...
Threefer: Dwight Twilley Band
Power pop legend Dwight Twilley, best known for the Top 20 hit single “I’m on Fire,” passed away on October 18. Twilley reportedly suffered...
Threefer – March Songs
Freaking winter, am I right? But we're done with two months of it, and now March brings the hoped for but illusory spring. In...
Threefer: Brenton Wood
As a young music fanatic growing up in the ‘90s and aughts, my go-to resource for artist biographies and album reviews was AllMusic.com. I...
2024 Albums in Review
Now that we have bid a fond farewell to 2024, it’s time to look back at our top long-playing releases of the year. These...
5 Things I Learned from the film ‘Luther: Never Too Much’
Luther Vandross, one of R&B’s great voices and balladeers, is the subject of the engrossing and revealing new documentary, Luther: Never Too Much. The...
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2004
In 2004, President George W. Bush was reelected. Facebook launched. Martha Stewart was sent to prison for insider trading, and Scott Peterson was convicted...
2024 Albums in Review
Now that we have bid a fond farewell to 2024, it’s time to look back at our top long-playing releases of the year. These...
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 1994
In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect. Paula Jones filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton. Yahoo and...
On Stage – Ben Goldberg Trio at Third Man Records
by Chris Skebo
Ben Goldberg / Scott Amendola / Todd SickafooseThird Man RecordsDetroit, Michigan10 November 2024
On this warm November night, the performance venue at Jack...
SXSW Artist Spotlight – Saxophonist Andrew Gould
As part of our continuing coverage of SXSW 2024, 360°Sound had the opportunity to speak with Andrew Gould, New York-based jazz saxophonist, composer, leader,...
Singer-songwriter Meklit talks new EP ‘Ethio Blue’
San Francisco-based Ethiopian-American singer, composer, and cultural activist Meklit Hadero took time from her current tour to chat with 360°Sound. Meklit (pronounced Me-KLEET, rhymes with beat)...
SXSW 2024 – Photographer Justin Zamudio gallery
by Justin Zamudio
I'm happy to again this year showcase my photos from SXSW. I moved to Austin 10 years ago, and every year since...
SXSW Artist Spotlight – HMS Morris
At SXSW 2024 in Austin I had the pleasure of literally sitting down with Welsh experimental post-punk group HMS Morris for a chat. They're...
SXSW Artist Spotlight: Skinny Lister
As part of our ongoing coverage of SXSW 2024, 360°Sound had the pleasure of sitting down with Lorna Thomas and Daniel Heptinstall of the English...
The Paul Rigby interview: Audiophile Man Talks CD
Paul Rigby wants you to make room in your heart and your life for all music formats. Known as "The Audiophile Man," Paul has...
Disney’s “Bruno” Streams to #1
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from Disney’s latest animated feature Encanto, hit #1 this week and has everyone talking about "Bruno." Written by Lin...
CD Junkies: Collector Jim Farley
Here at 360°Sound, we’re big fans of the compact disc. We share The Audiophile Man’s view in that we believe CDs aren’t going away...
Q&A: Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon Reenactment Society
360°Sound recently had a chance to speak with Vanessa Briscoe Hay, lead singer of Pylon Reenactment Society. Briscoe Hay formerly fronted Pylon, a highly...
Author Talk – Matthew Horton’s new book on George Michael’s ‘Faith’
360°Sound caught up with Matthew Horton, author of the 33 1/3 book on George Michael’s 1987 solo debut, Faith. Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series consists...
Classic Disc: The B-52’s ‘Whammy’
Producer: Steven Stanley
Singles: "Legal Tender," "Whammy Kiss," "Song for a Future Generation,"
Fave album track: "Queen of Las Vegas"
Release date: 27 April 1983
Label: Warner Bros.
CD...
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 1994
In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect. Paula Jones filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton. Yahoo and...
Author Talk: Rob Harvilla on 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s
360°Sound caught up with music critic Rob Harvilla, author of the new book 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s and host of the Ringer...
On Stage: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis in Austin, TX
When multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, Nick Cave’s longtime – and long-bearded – collaborator, took the stage at Moody Theatre, home of Austin City Limits, last...
Rocktology! Top CDs of the ’90s tournament
It's Rocktology! Our Top CDs of the '90s tournament.
This tournament is as much about the audio format as it is about the artists who...
Rocktology! – Top Dogs of Rock tourney
Walktology? Barktology? Fetchtology?
In any case, we have crowned the top dog of rock. Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" is the alpha dog, but it's not...
Rocktology! No Rush – Best Other Canadian Bands tourney results
I think we can all agree that Rush is one of the biggest bands to come out of Canada. Many would also contend Rush...
CD Junkies: Collector Tuesday Bird
Tuesday Bird is 360°Sound's latest CD junkie. Shoutout to our friend and CD junkie Alex Aubuchon for tipping us off to Bird being an...
On Disc – New Madonna #1s Deluxe Edition
Madonna – Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones
Rhino/Warner Records
release date: 19 August 2022
While Madonna wasn’t the originator of the limited edition craze, you’d be...
10 Great Side-2 Lead Tracks
Turning now to vinyl... As much as I dig CDs, one of the great things I love about the vinyl LP is the running...