Legendary artist Mavis Staples recently released a cover of Frank Ocean's "Godspeed" back in June, which has now found its home on her new forthcoming album Sad and Beautiful World, set to arrive ...

At its best, speculative fiction takes narrative risks free from the constraints of the ordinary world. Barbadian author Karen Lord has previously dabbled in both fantasy and science fiction. The Blue ...

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. Enjoy ...

Mavis Staples ’ latest album hums with hope that could only be delivered by the 86-year-old American treasure’s raspy contralto. “Sad and Beautiful World” sees the gospel and R&B icon, who briefly ...