David Bowie released “Heroes” exactly nine months after his previous record Low. “Heroes” is the second of what would later be deemed the “Berlin Trilogy,” because of its conception and recording taking place in Berlin’s Hansa Studio by the Wall. It…
From the Record Crate: Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life” (1977)
When people think Iggy Pop, they mostly think Lust for Life. Pop’s second album, released on August 29, 1977 is easily his most successful and most commercially recognizable. It spawned multiple hits, achieved critical and commercial success, and helped set…
TYF Music Podcast: Episode 5 – The 2017 Grammys
The Young Folks Music Podcast is back! We’ve taken off the past 10 months for a variety of reasons, but we’re back with a vengeance with our 2017 Grammys roundup. In this episode, TYF music editor Ryan Gibbs and music…
2017 Grammy Award Winners: Full List
Last night’s 59th annual Grammy Awards featured its share of memorable moments and performances, but only a few award presentations scattered throughout. As in previous years, the majority of the awards were handed out in the “Premiere Ceremony” before the…
Melody on Music: Sleeping Beauty
Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past…
From the Record Crate: David Bowie – “Low” (1977)
Between addiction and sobriety, between indulgence and discipline, David Bowie traveledl to Berlin as a way of imposing change upon himself. It is fitting that the album, then, contains a famous stylistic split. The pop songs of the first half…
Favorite Albums of 2016: Staff Picks
2016 had its ups and downs (okay, mostly downs), but you can’t deny that it had a great soundtrack. You’ve already seen our Top 50 Albums of 2016 list, now check out what our music writers’ personal lists of…