At the beginning of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears. For Indigenous Peoples Month, we are highlighting indigenous and Aboriginal artists with glowing releases in November.
Read MoreAs they were dragged from the Scottish Highlands onto the global rock stage, the bagpipes found themselves caught in a frenzy of musical history. Rather than kilts and rolling grassland, the instrument would come to be surrounded by drum sets and guitars in the ‘70s and ‘80s, exemplifying the epochal desire to do the not-yet-done.
Read MoreStevie Ray Vaughan’s climb to the top of the blues genre was one deeply interwoven with the turbulent racial climate of the 1970s. As the titan scaled the charts alongside his Black analogs, critics wondered whether SRV’s disconnect with Blues’ historical origins made him worthy of his glory. As Charlie Parker argued, “if you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”
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