Ah 2021, another rollercoaster of a year for us all. While we limboed in and out of lockdowns and other COVID restrictions, our fave musicians certainly kept us preoccupied with new music, Twitter-dominating performances and world-shaking cultural events. Here...
It’s San Francisco freak folkers Vetiver that we have to thank for the re-discovery of entrancing country crooner and mysterious session singer Kathy Heideman. It was in 2007 that the band’s frontman Andy Cabic was rummaging around in the...
How's that, kids! Another year down the pan. After the horrors of 2020, it wasn't hard for 2021 to be a step up but regardless, there was definitely plenty to celebrate. The return of live music caused the music...
There’s a conflicting air of gratitude and uncertainty on the last night of Chvrches’ North American tour at the Hollywood Palladium. “Let’s be honest, it’s been pretty fucking crap. It’s been bad, and it might be bad again,” singer...
To remain at the sharp edge of experimental art for well over 40 years takes guts and a constantly inquiring mind – the woman who started her sonic journey under the name Annie Anxiety has both. Born Annie Bandez...
That the elegiac sounds of 1970s singer-songwriter Judee Sill are echoing around Koreatown’s imposing First Congregational Church of Los Angeles ahead of tonight’s show is no mistake. Both Sill and this evening’s headliner – Big Thief’s quietly majestic Adrianne...
As a child, Willow Smith would watch her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, perform with her band Wicked Wisdom to racist, sexist crowds, each night fighting to prove her place in the rock scene. Rock – and its many sub-genres...
Let The Forty-Five present to you, the best songs of 2021. It was tough to call but with the help of our army of contributors, the votes are in and we can reveal the only playlist you'll need to...
No death of someone in their prime is ever without its own deep sadness, but there was something about the news of Virgil Abloh’s death that stung as an inherent loss for the culture. Creator of the fashion house,...
Ever experienced love at first listen? When I first heard Silk Sonic’s ‘Leave The Door Open’ in March, I was convinced that I had heard the song of the year. From the little ad-libs (“scoot scoot”) to the hyper-dramatic...