Live at the Ahmanson’ runs Dec. 12-21, and finds him sharing the stage with “a star-studded set of special guests” while ...

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

These songs remind you of love lost, opportunities missed, friendships broken, and life’s heavier moments. Still, every once in a while, an artist drops a song that cuts through the noise and goes ...

Mavis Staples is a warrior. A central figure in the Civil Rights movement, at 86 years old Staples’ determination and resolve is not in the least bit diminished. Setting age aside, it’s not the most ...

The much-garlanded Staples is a bridge between now and then, and Sad and Beautiful World, her first album since 2019’s We Get By, shows her to be as relevant and contemporary as ever; a timeless ...

It took a while for Mavis Staples's solo career to take flight. Earlier solo records (including projects helmed by Prince and Curtis Mayfield) alongside and after Stapless' duties as part of the ...

Most people know that all sorts of wonderful things can be found in Wales, but sometimes travellers can come across the most extraordinary abandoned properties. Recently, an explorer uncovered an ...

Mavis Staples ‘ latest album hums with hope that could only be delivered by the 86-year-old American treasure’s raspy contralto. “Sad and Beautiful World” sees the gospel and R&B icon, who briefly ...

Apart from hip-hop and the occasional rock or country song, these times of protest and divisiveness lack the musical voices of the Civil Rights or anti-Vietnam War movements of the ‘60s. No longer do ...