Liz Ohanesian

Of all the trite music journalist lingo that has peppered reviews and features for decades, nothing is as irritating as the "sophomore slump." The phrase alone demeans musicians, letting them know that their first album is never enough. We, the critics and the fans, are waiting to see if you'll......

Britta Phillips is chatting about her career over coffee on a sidewalk-adjacent patio, music pumping through the speakers out onto Vermont Avenue. She pauses when Earth, Wind and Fire catches her ear and briefly moves her shoulders to the rhythm of "Let's Groove" before continuing to talk about her time......

Standing over CDJs high above the crowd inside the Roxy, I scroll through songs, press play with a headphone up against my ear, and program a cue point. I look down. The room is packed with people who scored tickets to an intimate show from reunited British band Lush. They aren't......

Al Jourgensen didn't intend to start another band. He and engineer Sam D'Ambruoso went into Jourgensen's home studio simply to record odds and ends that might later be assigned to one of the musician's myriad projects. That's how Jourgensen normally works. He spends a few months in the studio. When......