The Lights are Still On — 9 Capsules from the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival this year has been…weird. Naturally, certain changes were inevitable thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the festival’s scrambled response resulted in an unusual system where only major, triple-A publications were given access to their complete screener…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: April 2020

In our TYF Monthly Mixtape feature, our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. This column is back for 2020, and this time we’re sharing some…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: January 2020

In our TYF Monthly Mixtape feature, our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. It’s been a few months since we’ve done one of these columns,…

Five Songs for a “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” Playlist

If you find yourself stuck in bat country, or on the Las Vegas Strip, you’ve probably fallen into Hunter S. Thompson’s trap that is his 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Can’t say I’m surprised, it happens to…

Album Review: The Rolling Stones – “Blue & Lonesome”

Not to sound mean or anything, but The Rolling Stones doing an album of blues covers is one of the most unoriginal ideas in the history of recorded music. At the same time though, it actually makes perfect sense for…

10 Classic Rock Songs You Can Play on the Ukulele

The ukulele is a versatile instrument that can put a refreshing spin on any type of music—including your favorite rock hits. Here are ten classic rock songs that are fairly simple and incredibly fun to play on the ukulele. The…

From the Record Crate: The Rolling Stones – “Tattoo You” (1981)

Any fan of rock and roll will tell you that one of the best hot streaks of any band in history was The Rolling Stones’ from 1968 to 1972. Half of classic rock radio is always playing cuts from that…