Dan Hyman

Aug 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Dan Hyman

Oasis in 1995 - Credit: Michel Linssen/Redferns/GettyTwenty years ago today, an already-buzzing English rock band named Oasis released their second studio album. Almost immediately, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, a more pop-friendly effort than its predecessor, completely changed the band’s trajectory: The album became the third-best-selling LP in England’s history, topped only by the Beatles Sgt.

Apr 24, 2024 | spin.com | Dan Hyman

He’s opened shows for Bruce Springsteen and Ed Sheeran, has been compared to one of his heroes, Zach Bryan, and somehow made it out of a town of roughly 200 people to get to this thrilling moment in his career. But burgeoning country artist Sam Barber, who this week will appear at Stagecoach, remains a bit uncomfortable with his current position in his career.

Mar 14, 2024 | vulture.com | Dan Hyman

“We were kind of outsiders. And so we were easy targets.” Creed, the critically maligned, platinum-selling rock group of early 2000s fame, is in the midst of an unexpected renaissance. “Higher” became the Texas Rangers’ unofficial anthem on the way to their 2023 World Series win; SZA recently shouted them out in an interview (“That shit is bomb! Why do you all hate it so much?”); and they even showed up in a 2024 Super Bowl commercial.

Oct 20, 2023 | gq.com | Dan Hyman

Noah Kahan isn’t exactly sure how he got here. Sure, the New England-raised singer-songwriter has been gigging pretty much nonstop for the better part of the last few years. And yes, the self-described “anxious Jew” knew the songs on his most recent album, 2022’s soul-baring Stick Season, were unlike anything he’d previously written — more vulnerable, more specific, more in line musically with the sort of acoustic-anchored folk music he’d long loved.

Oct 3, 2023 | gq.com | Dan Hyman

“I’m not a villain,” says Vic Mensa. It’s a recent afternoon and the Chicago rapper is out in L.A. to perform with his longtime pal Chance the Rapper for the latter’s Acid Rap 10th anniversary show at Kia Forum. There, Mensa will perform his breakout mixtape INNANETAPE – which also turns 10 this year– in its entirety. The anniversary has him feeling reflective on his career thus far. “I was oftentimes very despised in the music industry,” he admits.