THROUGH THE LENS: Southern California Roots Music at the 2026 Stagecoach & BeachLife Festivals
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Two big names in the music industry announced they're suing SUNO, the most prominent musical AI company this week. Jason Isbell and his team filed a complaint on Monday (with news breaking on Tuesday) and Canadian music rights-management organization SOCAN announced its claim on Wednesday. Billboard obtained
BEST OF THE BLUES: Keb’ Mo', Ruthie Foster, Mark Hummel, and Another Antone’s Compilation
August is stuffed with outstanding blues releases. Keb’ Mo’ makes a couple of appearances, with a stripped-down acoustic album The Breakdown, as well as on the Morgan Freeman-curated Symphonic Blues Experience. Ruthie Foster is as magnificent as ever on her latest outing, Just Say Yes, on Sun records.
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: “Do Something…Even If It's Wrong”
Somehow the pacifist child grew up loving pro wrestling, and the 12-inch black and white television didn't even enter the house until the summer of the Watergate hearings, when I had the chainsaw accident. This can now be rationalized as the careful study of how character can