Posthumous albums are already a tall order to manufacture, ensuring that the artist’s history, distinct aura and, artistic style are all imbued into quality performances and sufficient new material. B…
Predicting the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Earlier this month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its 2022 class. By and large, most of the artists on that list are worthy of enshrinement and the nominating committee did…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…
Festival Review: 2017 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Just like that Bay Area, one of the biggest music festivals inched our way closer to closing out the summer music festivals for this year. We needed to take a day for ourselves to recover but we’re re…
TYF Music Podcast: Episode 5 – The 2017 Grammys
The Young Folks Music Podcast is back! We’ve taken off the past 10 months for a variety of reasons, but we’re back with a vengeance with our 2017 Grammys roundup. In this episode, TYF musi…
Favorite Albums of 2016: Staff Picks
2016 had its ups and downs (okay, mostly downs), but you can’t deny that it had a great soundtrack. You’ve already seen our Top 50 Albums of 2016 list, now check out what our music …
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016
This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music edito…