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This must be the place! Talking Heads, Kim Gordon, the Waterboys and Phosphorescent star in the latest issue of Uncut

NEW YORK (AP) — There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, “White Winter Hymnal.” Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned “red as strawberries in the summertime” — presumably, by blood.

Todd Snider was still in high school when he had the epiphany that would deliver him from the varsity football lifestyle — and the straight and narrow existence that awaited

Record Time is Paste’s monthly column that takes a glimpse into the wide array of new vinyl releases currently flooding record stores around the world, and all the gear that is part of the ongoing surge in vinyl culture. Rather than run down every fresh bit of wax in the marketplace, we’ll home in on special editions, reissues and unusual titles that come across our desk with an interest in discussing both the music and how it is pressed and presented. This month, that includes a boxed set o...

No matter your particular poison when it comes to scripted takes on love and relationships, enjoy our list of the best romantic comedies:

AT his concert at Murrayfield in late May Bruce Springsteen was handed a copy of a dissertation by an enterprising fan, Nathan Collett.

The August issue of Uncut features Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, Fleet Foxes, Siouxsie, Dexys and much more

The August issue of Uncut features Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, Fleet Foxes, Siouxsie, Dexys and much more

The Virginia-born country-rocker Morgan Wade impressed a whole lot of people with her 2021 album Reckless; our correspondent Stephen Deusner named it among that year’s best country albums. Since that LP’s release, Wade’s career has been on a huge upswing; she’ll play festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits later this year. Today, Wade has announced her new album Psychopath, and she’s shared its lovely title track.

Threadbare demos on a new reissue of 1998's Overcome by Happiness illuminate Joe Pernice's songwriting paradox: Brill Building pop woven from homespun scruff, sarcastic but always sure-footed.