A (Not Especially) Brief History of Best New Artist Eligibility

The Grammys are one of music’s biggest conversation starters, about who is nominated, who isn’t, what the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) got right but more often what they got wrong. So it’s not surprising that the…

Top 50 Best Albums of 2020

What will you remember the most about 2020? Better question: Do you want to remember 2020? We can’t blame you if you don’t. It’s been a very bad year for many reasons. In the world of music, this year saw…

The TYF Midyear Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs from the First Half of 2020

As a companion to our recent midyear album list, some of our writers have put together playlists of their favorite album cuts and singles of the first six months of 2020. Here are those playlists, introduced in a similar manner…

Panorama Music Festival brings big names to NYC

In just its second year of existence, the Panorama Music Festival did much to excite its fans and concert goers. Be it the countless musical artists and acts they lined up for the three-day event in New York City, or…

Treasure Island Music Festival Interview: Dave Bayley and Joe Seaward of Glass Animals

Last weekend the San Francisco Bay Area underwent its 10th annual Treasure Island Music Festival and in short, it was definitely a weekend to remember. From the festival’s alignment of assorted activities, there was everything from Human Pinball, food trucks, vinyl vendors…

Music News: Treasure Island Music Festival ’16 is Almost Here

We are now approaching the tail end of the summer music festival season. But if you’re from the San Francisco Bay Area, there’s one more festival that is a must to attend, which is none other than Treasure Island Music…