Roguelike and roguelite games are more popular than ever, despite their origins going back to the original Rogue in 1980. Exploration has always been as important as actually fighting monsters. How do you make a roguelite where combat isn’t the primary…
Predicting the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Earlier this month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its 2022 class. By and large, most of the artists on that list are worthy of enshrinement and the nominating committee did a good job at…
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…
2021 Rhode Island Comic Con: Thoughts and Impressions
For the sixth consecutive(ish) year, The Young Folks sent music editor Ryan Gibbs and photographer Megan Phelps to the Rhode Island Comic Con, held in Providence, Rhode Island. The following is Ryan’s thoughts and observations on this year’s event accompanied…
You should listen to these eight summer 2021 jams
Looking for some cool new music from summer 2021? We have you covered with tracks by ABBA, The Goon Sax, Laura Mvula, Bad Bad Hats, and more.
ABBA announce “Voyage,” their first new album in 40 years
At long last, ABBA are back with two new songs and an album for the first time in 40 years, titled ‘Voyage.’
10 great “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” performances
Conan O’Brien ended his 28-year run as a late night talk show host in June when he hosted the final episode of his TBS program Conan. Like other late night shows, one of the hallmarks of O’Brien’s programs were musical…
