Author Talk – Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind The Songs

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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’

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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’

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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)...
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SXSW 2024 – Photographer Justin Zamudio gallery

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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’

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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

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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

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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

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Turning now to vinyl... As much as I dig CDs, one of the great things I love about the vinyl LP is the running...