Freshwater Phish is a recurring column on The Young Folks that is intended as an introduction to the band Phish for new listeners, as well as an overview of their music, history and cultural impact. T…
Interview: Philip Shane, Director of “The Myst Documentary”
Released in September 1993, Myst captivated players with its intriguing puzzles and captivating story, and became a sleeper hit on its way to becoming the best-selling computer game of the 1990s. At o…
Album Review: Phish successfully convey live favorites to the studio on “Sigma Oasis”
It’s New Year’s Eve 2018, and Phish are on stage at Madison Square Garden playing to a sold-out crowd of devoted fans, as they have done dozens times in their 35+ year career. As midnight …
The TYF Monthly Mixtape: February 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…
News: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2020 inductees
Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex are the latest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-based museum announced…
Rhode Island Comic Con 2019: Cosplayer Interviews
For the fifth consecutive year, The Young Folks music editor Ryan Gibbs and photographer Megan Phelps visited the Rhode Island Comic Con. This year, we could only do the Friday (Nov. 1), so we donR…
Freshwater Phish: A History of Phish on Television
Freshwater Phish is a recurring column on The Young Folks about the band Phish, their music and cultural impact. To read previous installments of this series, follow this link. As Phish began to grow …