Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

The perfect Halloween song. From sad country songs that have remained country classics, to upbeat hits like “On The Road Again,” there’s a Willie Nelson song for any and every occasion, which is just ...

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is an undeniable classic and possibly the greatest Britpop album (and it turned 30 this ...

The sound of a train inspired Jackson Browne's "My Opening Farewell". Browne considered using the song title to pivot to a ...

There's at least one artist that we know of who penned an entire song about Johnny Cash's addictions: Kris Kristofferson.

On October 25, 2025, the writers George Saunders and Zadie Smith took the stage with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah ...