TYF’s Halloween 2021 Playlist

Looking for some last-minute tunes for your Halloween party? The Young Folks has you covered with this playlist of our favorite spooky and holiday-themed tunes, as well as bunch of classic goth rock that is perfect for the mood of…

Outside Lands 2019: Who came out on top?

Just like that, San Francisco bid adieu to its annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival held at Golden Gate Park. We needed a few days to come to terms with it but we’re back ready to share with you…

Interview: The Lion King’s JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph Talk with TYF

Can you feel the nostalgia tonight? Disney’s crown jewel, The Lion King, gets the live-action treatment (well, the photo-realistic animation treatment anyway) with the help of Childish Gambino and Beyoncé to name a few. We at The Young Folks had…

The TYF Monthly Mixtape: April 2019

In our new feature TYF Monthly Mixtape our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. Think of it as a successor to our old Newish Music…

Top 5 Artists We’re Excited to See Perform at Outside Lands Music Festival 2019

With Coachella officially over, it’s safe to say that it’s officially festival season. From here on out, the next few months will be filled with news of what’s happening at each festival. The one we’ve got our eyes set on…

The Highlights of Donald Glover and Rihanna’s “Guava Island”

Donald Glover’s latest mysterious, musical project Guava Island premiered this weekend after Glover’s Childish Gambino Coachella set and it’s simultaneously very satisfying as well as yet another tease for a larger amount of either Childish Gambino and/or Glover-Mirai material that…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 13: 2018 Grammy Predictions

  The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 28 and included nods for several of the biggest acts of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars to Kesha and The National. Like many music and…