Clockwise from top left: PUP, Alex Porat, Snny, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Vacation Manor, Sad13 and Shenna. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…

Clockwise from top left: Idina Menzel, Queen, Mattiel, Shenna and Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Like it or hate it, the carols of yesteryear and a handful of modern classics will dominate the airwaves until Christmas Day ends. It’s hard not to crack a smile when Vince Guaraldi or…