The best and worst of SXSW: Lainey Wilson's cool country, line frustrations, a proposal

From Christina Aguilera and Don Toliver to endless lines and wild weather, here are the best and worst moments from SXSW 2026 ...

“When that song came out, it changed everything”: How Stone Temple Pilots created one of the great alternative rock anthems

The alternative rock movement of the ’90s produced some of the greatest anthems in heavy music history – and the second ...
Louder

"I was like, 'Wow, I'm about the same size as this huge animal!'" How a close encounter with wolves, a rough break-up and a Spider-Man director helped Evanescence produce one ...

Needing a follow-up to one of the biggest albums of the 2000s, Amy Lee wrote some brutally honest lyrics and a classic song to soundtrack them ...
American Songwriter

3 New Wave Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1980s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

Every 80s kid knows the hits of the era. But what about these new wave jams from the 1980s that influenced the genre yet still flew under the radar?

2004 Classic Country Hit Linked to Bob Dylan Became One of the Most Overplayed Songs in the Genre

Bob Dylan's demo from 1973 became the basis for the most overplayed country song of all time Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine ...
American Songwriter

Ella Langley Premieres New Song “Something Simple” During SXSW Set—and It Has No. 1 Hit Written All Over It

Attending Spotify’s Top 20 event at SXSW, Langley wanted to make it memorable for those in attendance and her fans online. With her newest album, Dandelion, expected to hit shelves on April 10, the ...

‘We Are the Shaggs’ SXSW Film Review: The World’s Most Polarizing Band Gets Its Due in Ken Kwapis’ Sweet Salute to Outsider Rock

The Shaggs, the sister group that stirred 'avant-garde, or just bad?' debates, have their story told in 'We Are the Shaggs,' premiering at SXSW.