Elton John is never going to let the sun go down on him. His rollicking memoir Me opens the curtains to reveal the highs and lows, the hopes and dreams, the rapid ascent to stardom and the just as rapid […]
Elton John is never going to let the sun go down on him. His rollicking memoir Me opens the curtains to reveal the highs and lows, the hopes and dreams, the rapid ascent to stardom and the just as rapid […]
As with their live performance selections, the No Depression photographers again chose a diverse assortment of artists when picking their favorite albums of the year, with no two alike. The list is a nice blend of familiar names and those that […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the 2010s draw to a close, we at No Depression wanted to honor the artists who have had the biggest impact on roots music over the past decade. We chose four artists and are bringing you their […]
As we gathered votes for our 2019 Year-End Readers Poll (sorry, voting is now closed), we thought it would be illuminating to look back at the results from the past 10 years of YERP, as we call it. Some of […]
Among the many important breaking news stories that seem to shout at us from social media and the television every 15 minutes, I don’t think anything got my attention more than the one about Taylor Swift. No, I’m not talking […]
After nine successful music festivals at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASSMoCA) in North Adams, Mass., the FreshGrass Festival has announced its first expansion. FreshGrass | Bentonville will debut in Arkansas April 24-25, 2020 before FreshGrass | North Adams […]
It’s been a good year for music books, and thank goodness, for they have been a refuge in an otherwise stormy publishing world that’s focused on the corruption rampant in American politics. Almost every book in my list below could […]
What makes an an outstanding photograph? The answer is more easily answered than accomplished. Simply put, it’s using the basic elements of lighting and composition to tell a story. While you want the photo to be technically correct, sometimes the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the 2010s draw to a close, we at No Depression wanted to honor the artists who have had the biggest impact on roots music over the past decade. This essay honors mandolin master, songwriter, radio show host, […]
The cornerstone of many an artist’s crowdfunding campaign is the vinyl release. Since vinyl is the only medium that hasn’t been all but killed by streaming, having a signed vinyl release, and sometimes a limited edition or vinyl test print […]
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