At least for me, one of the most endearing things about Seth Meyers is his enduring devotion to the Hold Steady. Anytime there’s any excuse to put the Hold Steady, the great American rock band, on television, Meyers makes sure they get booked for Late Night. Six months ago, frontman Craig Finn was on the show to play his solo song &...

Over the years, mainstream Nashville country has absorbed the sounds and aesthetics of ’70s and ’80s rock, especially as those styles have disappeared from the pop mainstream. We should be ready for the same thing to happen with ’90s rock. Judging by last night’s CMT Awards, it might already be happening. ...

One month from now, James Corden will finish his reign of terror on American television. In the meantime, Corden is getting in all the Carpool Karaoke bits he can manage. A couple of weeks ago, Corden had Bad Bunny in his car. Last night, it was Lil Nas X, and the entire segment was built around the idea of Lil Nas making his acting debut on the...

On Saturday, Tom Verlaine, the hugely influential guitarist and Television frontman, died at the age of 73. The person who broke the news of Verlaine’s death was Jesse Paris Smith, Patti Smith’s daughter. Over the years, Verlaine was one of Patti Smith’s closest contemporaries. Verlaine and Smith both came out of th...

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