Whiskey Riff

Jake Worthington On Why He’s Sometimes Scared To Cut A Sad Country Song

And the conversation prompted us to ask Jake Worthington if he’s ever wrote a sad song and then backed off of it, or tried to rewrite it to make the track a little less melancholy. The country artist ...

Johnny Cash's Biggest Hit of All Time Was the Song He Hated the Most

Johnny Cash’s 1956 smash hit made him a star but behind the scenes he hated singing it even as it defined his career.

“It's a sad song because it's all about the unattainable”: The ballad that sparked the breakup of The Beatles

McCartney was also expressing anguish over the direction of his personal life. “It's a sad song because it's all about the unattainable,” said McCartney in Barry Miles’ 1997 biography Many Years From ...
American Songwriter

Runaway June’s Three-Year Journey Shapes ‘New Kind of Emotion’—”We Found What We Want to Say and How We Want to Sound with This Album”

Runway June's Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, and Stevie Woodward are breaking out the bubbly in celebration, 'New Kind of ...
Opinion
The Times LeaderOpinion

It’s time to challenge the darkness of the world

It was several years ago we heard the sad news of a comedic genius death in the person of Robin Williams. I was talking to someone about Robin Williams, and they were telling me they remember him from ...

The 20 Best ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Episodes, Ranked From Great to Legendary

How I Met Your Mother” celebrates its 20th birthday this month. The iconic sitcom premiered on Sept. 19, 2005, when creators ...

Paul Mescal Is Trying to Break Your Heart

In a new cover story, Paul Mescal talks making 'The History of Sound' and 'Hamnet,' his mental health, Gracie Abrams, and the upcoming Beatles biopics ...
Stereogum

Kali Uchis – “Cry About It!” (Feat. Ravyn Lenae)

Earlier this year, the R&B star Kali Uchis released her album Sincerely. Since then, she’s been touring arenas and sharing stages with some very big surprise guests. Now, there’s another star who ...

Why Joachim Trier Dropped the Irony in ‘Sentimental Value’: “I Had to Be a Better Director”

With his new film, the Danish-Norwegian director plays it straight for an emotionally direct family drama: "With this one, I ...
National Review

You’ll Be Fine If You Try the ‘Pete and Bobby Challenge’

Oil: What Is China Up To? There’s Nothing Gentlemanly About Abortion Robot Umpiring Will Be Bad for Baseball As Decision on Comey Charges Looms, Brennan Investigation Stalls Dick Durbin Should Not Be ...
The New York Times

‘I Want to Try and Get to Heaven’: Trump Gets Reflective on ‘Fox & Friends’

President Trump cast his effort to broker peace in Ukraine in existential terms. President Trump at a White House Faith Office luncheon last month.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times Supported by ...
RealClearPolitics

Trump: "I Want To Try To Get To Heaven If Possible, I Hear I'm Not Doing Too Well -- I'm Really At The Bottom Of The Totem Pole"

President Trump confessed that he is a sinner during a phone-in interview on "FOX & Friends" on Tuesday morning, and said that if he can save thousands of lives by bringing the Ukraine War to an end, ...