The 50 best albums of 2023, No 5 – Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Evoking Joni Mitchell’s Hejira, this intimate, enigmatic and intoxicating album is an understated masterpiece The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023
‘Immediate Family’: 5 top studio musicians detail the making of ’60s, ’70s hits Documentary shines spotlight on instrumental talents who added to classic tracks by James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and other greats. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2023
Music show: Ala.ni puts her own 'dark Disney' twist on the Christmas music genre Jennifer Ben Brahim is joined in the studio by British singer-songwriter Ala.ni for a very festive edition of arts24. Ala.ni has just released the second instalment of her two-part Christmas EP "Christmas Vol.2", a mix of original tracks and covers such as Joni Mitchell’s "River". Her "dark Disney" vocals are… France 24 · Dec 11, 2023
‘Joni Mitchell said she felt as awkward as me’: Brittany Howard on poverty, chaos and fame The Alabama Shakes frontwoman became the toast of music’s A-list – so why did she feel so miserable? She reveals the grief and heartbreak she overcame to make her stellar new album The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
“Christine had been killed. The studio was somewhere I could go where I’d feel something other than lost”: how David Crosby turned grief into hazy magic on his solo masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name “Christine had been killed. The studio was somewhere I could go where I’d feel something other than lost”: how David Crosby turned grief into hazy magic on his solo masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name Louder · Dec 2, 2023
32 Great Songs Featured In Almost Famous Almost Famous is jam packed with carefully chosen classic rock tracks and other favorites. Cinemablend · Nov 20, 2023
"So Jaco Pastorius and Joni Mitchell walk past and ask, ‘Hey, is there a party here?’." The story of Italian prog legends PFM Newly signed to InsideOut Music, Italin prog legends Premiata Forneria Marconi return with new album Emotional Tattoos in both English and Italian Louder · Nov 3, 2023
Joan Baez: ‘I talk to trees to get answers. They give it to you cold turkey’ As a documentary of her life is released, the folk singer answers your questions on spirituality, competing with Joni Mitchell and running around naked at Burning Man The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
Singer-songwriter Kara Jackson: ‘So much of the way we grieve is formed by capitalism’ Refusing the ‘confessional’ tag and unafraid to break songwriting rules, the Chicago musician has written one of the most acclaimed debut albums of the year The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
‘Joni Mitchell watched me sing one of her songs. I was horrified’: Rick Beato, the world’s best-loved music nerd As energised by Taylor Swift as Schoenberg, Beato has earned millions of fans with his YouTube videos and become the man musicians seek out to discuss their craft The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023
Still erasing Black & female rockers Rolling Stone founder's dismissal of artists worthy of rockstar status is a sad echo from a backwards past Salon · Sep 18, 2023
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner apologises after claiming Black and female artists aren’t ‘articulate’ enough for his book Wenner’s interview collection ‘The Masters’ features conversations with white, male musicians such as John Lennon and Bono The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Rolling Stone founder ousted from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame over ‘racist’ comments Jann Wenner has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as denigrating Black and female musicians The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2023 Jann Wenner ousted from Rock Hall of Fame board after comments on Black, women musicians Rolling Stone founder says new book covers only white males because others ‘just didn’t articulate at that level.’
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023 Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock Hall leadership after controversial comments Jann Wenner, who founded Rolling Stone magazine and was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as denigrating Black and female musicians
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023 Nina Simone is first black person to be Desert Island Discs’ most selected artist of year Exclusive: Analysis shows change in guests and tastes help jazz musician keep classical music off top spot
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2023 Things to do in Chicago Aug. 31-Sept. 6: The Mix Brandi Carlile at Ravinia, the Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park and North Coast Music Fest are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Louder · Jul 31, 2023 "I and everybody else were old farts in her opinion" - Roger Waters on the night Sinéad O'Connor sang her spellbinding version of Pink Floyd's Mother To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor
WEKU · Jul 28, 2023 Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads Congress and the Biden administration have until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. Hospitals deal with extreme heat. How to cope with losing a pet.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 Joni Mitchell: At Newport review – years melt away in surprise folk festival recording Her poignant return to live performance in 2022 gets a full release, and it’s a hit-filled show displaying Mitchell’s enduring warmth and wisdom
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023 Obama’s Summer Playlist 2023 is here: we pick our favourite tracks The ex-President’s excellent music taste careers from J Hus, to Bob Dylan, to Rosalía
MusicRadar · Jul 17, 2023 "Chords are depictions of emotions" – 5 Joni Mitchell songs that showcase her guitar and songwriting genius A case of Joni – and her 55 different tunings
Louder · Jul 7, 2023 Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: the soundtrack of my life Wishbone Ash guitarist/singer Andy Powell picks his albums, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist who "led the way in music and fashion, everything, really"
What Hi-Fi? · Jun 30, 2023 9 of the best music documentaries to watch this weekend (Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video) Banish your Glastonbury blues by streaming a brilliant music documentary this weekend.