The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2018

For the third year in running, The Young Folks music staff has compiled a list of our Top 50 favorite albums of the year. As with last year, the list was compiled through the votes of our music staff, plus…

Album Review: “A Star Is Born” Soundtrack

It is always difficult to assess a soundtrack album, to try and separate it from the film it comes attached to. Fortunately, in the case of 2018’s A Star Is Born, the soundtrack consciously replicates the experience of watching the…

‘A Star is Born’ Review: This Musically Inclined Romance is Uneven but Undoubtedly Evocative

A Star is Born,as the fourth iteration of this story, needed to breathe new life into the reincarnatio, an idea that the film references when talking about the familiar and repetitive nature of music. There are only so many notes…

‘A Star is Born’ Review: This Musically Inclined Romance is Uneven but Undoubtedly Evocative| TIFF 2018

A Star is Born,as the fourth iteration of this story, needed to breathe new life into an old story, an idea that the film even references when talking about the familiar and repetitive nature of music. There are only so…

From the Record Crate: Lady Gaga – “The Fame” (2008)

With six studio albums, nine headlining tours, and an upcoming role in the most recent reboot of A Star is Born under her belt, it’s fascinating to remember Lady Gaga’s start as a straight-up dancepop artist. After dropping out of…

‘A Star Is Born’ Trailer: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Take The Stage

Bradley Cooper has taken a few years off. After back-to-back flops Aloha and Burnt, he retreated into Rocket Raccoon while plotting his comeback. Today, we get our first look at that return with the trailer for his directorial debut, A Star Is Born. This…

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…