Then, a donor kicked in a further $50,000 directly to RADical Hope in assist of the entire project. Beyond that, I listen to/watch the Lot Radio, Hello Children with Faye on WFMU, All Songs Considered, varied Newtown Radio and Red Bull Radio shows, and infrequently an artist-led Apple Music radio present (Blonded, don’t stop). I pay attention to who folks like AdHoc are reserving and who’s being written about elsewhere by the writers I fuck with. Streaming makes it attainable to have phases with old artists who’ve absurdly deep catalogs, just spending a number of weeks dwelling inside all their albums—basically the music equal of binge-watching. I made a listing of every musician I’d by no means heard but was interested in; it hasn’t run out yet. Occasionally I let the robots tell me what to hear, most frequently SoundCloud autoplay after I’ve been listening to something I like, or a peek at Spotify’s Discover Weekly.
With college students back in class this fall, music lessons look almost normal. Country artist Hayes Carll rolled out his latest album, You Get It All, with his new single, “Help Me Remember.” In the song, Carll exposes his rawness and vulnerability, where …
