Neil Diamond. Wednesday is Tishrei 10, 5783, which was Yom Kippur. I’m not Jewish. I’m not anything, really, as I tend to not really be a joiner and most groups would rather not associate themselves with me. Thus, I’m not going to make myself look foolish and probably offend…

Our team explains why the following people have moved us as music lovers: Bushwick Bill, Germs bassist Lorna Doom, Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading of English duo Her’s, Gershon Kingsley, Keith Flint of Prodigy, David Berman, Daniel Johnston, Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson, Roky Erickson,…

Editor Daniel J. Willis shortly after hearing “Baby Shark” again. Design: Roman Gokhman. It’s the end of 2019 so, as I did at the end of 2018, it’s time to revisit all the things that were just profoundly awful in music. I don’t mean the music is awful, mind…