Bob Stanley has spent decades making music with Saint Etienne, but he’s never outgrown his boyhood habit of making mixtapes. Now he’s digging up forgotten pop songs and giving them another listen. WORLD’s Arsenio Orteza joins the treasure hunt.
TRENDING | Korean music has gained a global audience. But has it lost its soul in the process?
MUSIC | Streaming has destroyed music’s monoculture
MUSIC | Four fresh albums
Tree63’s cover of “Blessed Be the Name” became a Christian-radio hit, but founder John Ellis says something started to feel off: fans would come to shows, wait for the song, then leave. WORLD music critic Arsenio Orteza talks with Ellis about what happened next—and why Tree63 is back after 11 years with Voyage.
A Skillet cassette helped reinforce Dan Shaker’s faith as a teenager. Now his son and daughter are playing the same songs themselves. WORLD’s Myrna Brown talks with Shaker and frontman John Cooper about why Christian rock still carries across generations.
MUSIC | Remembering an icon’s younger years
MUSIC | Tree63’s Voyage
MUSIC | Reviews of four recent albums
