FRESH TRACK: Dave Perkins - “True Fan”
Based on a real-life experience, “True Fan” marks the territory of fan culture from genuine appreciation to obsessive-compulsive invasion of privacy — toxic fandom.
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In The Deep End with The Tallest Man On Earth
Kristian Matsson has been The Tallest Man On Earth, or at least performing as such, for 20 years now. He’s mined sparse, acoustic folk (like on his debut LP, 2008’s Shallow Grave and the aching heartbreak of 2019’s I Love You, It’s A Fever Dream) and
BEST OF BLUES: October 2026
A trio of soulful bluesmasters show up in October releases. Bernard Allison steps out of daddy Luther's footprints once again to strut his own funky stuff. Sherman Holmes carries on the tradition of the Holmes Brothers eclectic soul/gospel/blues. Tab Benoit welcomes listeners back into the Wetlands
BONUS TRACKS: RIP Country Music Hall of Fame Singer John Anderson and More Roots Music News
John Anderson, country music singer-songwriter who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024, passed away on October 21 at the age of 71. Although classic country fans knew him for songs like his first No. 1 hit, "Swingin" and "Seminole Wind,"
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SPOTLIGHT: Miko Marks on Learning to Sing Before Finding Her Voice [ESSAY]
Editor's Note: Miko Marks' new LP titled Hell or High Water comes out today, October 30, via Redtone Records. No Depression's Spotlight Artist for October 2026 penned this original essay about authenticity and her journey toward finding it. Learn more about Marks in this profile
THE READING ROOM: Jim Newberry’s ‘Chicago Music, Seen: 100 Portraits’
Once upon a time, the photos and artwork on albums told as much of a story as the music itself. Recall, for example, the entranced gaze of the young William Miller in Almost Famous as he traces his finger over the glossy, kaleidoscopic covers of albums by Bob Dylan, Joni