Alternative Music

A few months ago now, Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) announced Blankets, a new album made up, yes, of covers of songs from other artists. (This release should not be confused with his 2000 cover album, The cover record.) It's slated to…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - According to the Texas High School Coaches Association, 20% of young coaches leave the industry within their first five years. To help solve this problem, the Texas High School Coaches Association created the ROCK…

TV news, 9 p.m. Part one of a two-part documentary on the 'unlikely' friendship between two farmers and an environmentalist as they attempt to reverse the impact of decades of intensive farming on biodiversity in a…

In 2020, people were using music to cope - an increase in streaming for new age and ambient artists suggested listeners were turning to calming sounds to comfort them through the worry and isolation that accompanied. Covid-19 blockages. In…

This is an exclusive first song, part of WBUR's efforts to showcase New England musicians.About two-thirds of the way through Tory Silver's “A Little Slower,” a smashing garage rock tune, everything stops. When the guitar returns, it is!-->…

Thirteen students from Legacy High School qualified in November to participate in the regional round of the Texas Music Educators Association's All-State Choir competition, an annual event that draws thousands of students competing for very…

The traditional owners of western Arnhem Land say they are the “original archaeologists” of their country, and now they are taking action to preserve their priceless history on their own terms.“Many stories are still hidden from non-natives…

I have long been fascinated by mega-YouTuber Jimmy 'Mr. Beast 'Donaldson, who is 23 and richer than God.There is something always fascinating about all of the YouTubers who are at the top of the content tree, because they really create and…

Creed's powerful ballad "With Arms Wide Open" continues to rack up sales figures two decades after its initial release. The song has been certified as a double platinum single by the RIAA for over two million certified digital units."With…

Based in the northern suburbs of Perth, Joel, Kenji, Sam and Daniel are the indie punk band Sixth Avenue. Earlier this year, they released their debut EP "So Temperamental," alongside supporting gigs with Scream Mountain and Pot Plant…