Show-Going: Oslo Jazz Festival
The week provided soul music, free jazz and one of the final performances from Hermeto Pascoal.
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity
Inspiration: Martox
The Dominican duo finds it in taking breaks and a little-known rhythm.
Finding Your Sound: cktrl
The multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer discusses sleep as an indicator that his work is complete, how mixing a DJ set can influence mixing an orchestra, and his debut album, ‘spirit.’
Playlisters’ A-Listers, Vol. 22
TIDAL curators share their recent favorites.
Finding Your Sound: Rafiq Bhatia
The Brooklyn-based guitarist talks dreams, nature and music’s ability to transport you to a different place.
Finding Your Sound: Curtis Harding
The contemporary soul icon gets inspiration from bass, Afrofuturism and the “mixture of vibes and area.”
Quick Mix: DJ Miss Milan
Rapid-fire questions for quick-thinking DJs.
Finding Your Sound: DJ Miss Milan
The Fairy Vibe Mother talks early influences, working with Doechii, and how “the music has always been within me.”
Finding Your Sound: The Beths
Lead singer Liz Stokes talks the simplicity of rock, losing a pandemic sanctuary, and actively seeking inspiration in Los Angeles.
The Highway’s Jammed with Broken Heroes: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ at 50
The Boss worked on his third album like it was the last one he’d ever make. It paid off.
Playlisters’ A-Listers, Vol. 19
TIDAL curators share their recent favorites.
Finding Your Sound: Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
The ubiquitous studio players’ second album, ‘That Wasn’t a Dream,’ is influenced by music from West Africa and Uruguay.
Finding Your Sound: Madison McFerrin
A lifetime in music has led to a Tyler, The Creator feature, a Tiny Desk Concert and an epic new solo album — all within the span of three months.
Playlisters’ A-Listers, Vol. 18
TIDAL curators share their recent favorites.
Inspiration: Steve Gunn
The Brooklyn-based guitarist and vocalist finds it in writers and solitude.
DJ Gear Is the New Guitar (And That Means More Than You Think)
From the underground to a universal language.
