THROUGH THE LENS: Wet Leg, Sierra Hull, Wilco, and Other Roots Music Photos of the Week
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BONUS TRACKS: Jason Isbell and SOCAN Sue SUNO and More Roots Music News
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