Josh Jackson

1 month ago | wrti.org | Nate Chinen |Josh Jackson

“Out quickly and on the move” — so begins a bracing new book by Ben Ratliff, the brilliant music critic and scholar. It’s titled Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening, and it follows Ratliff’s thoughtful line of inquiry as he brings music into his daily running practice. His guiding concern is the way that movement sharpens his perceptions: “Running and listening can illuminate each other,” he writes.

Mar 19, 2025 | pastemagazine.com | Josh Jackson

LA-based singer/songwriter Jordana stopped by Second Take Sound in Midtown Manhattan for a two-song Paste session last fall, and we’re excited to share her beautiful music with you today. The 24-year-old bedroom pop artist grew up in Maryland listening to her father’s organ playing in her church before learning the violin and later guitar. She released her first album at the age of 18, and already has four LPs and four EPs under her belt, including last year’s Lively Premonition.

Mar 5, 2025 | pastemagazine.com | Josh Jackson

For more than two decades, we at Paste have prided ourselves on helping you find your next favorite band. We all get busy and go through times where music discovery takes a backseat to other areas of life. For me, the hectic holiday schedule gives way to SXSW booking season. I’ve been listening to more bands than I can count, and with the help of our music team, learning about talented artists to book for our annual party in Austin, and mixing those in with longtime favorites.

Feb 27, 2025 | pastemagazine.com | Josh Jackson

For the fourth year in a row, Paste is partnering with Ilegal Mezcal to bring a three-day party to Austin, Texas. The 2025 edition will once again take place at High Noon in East Austin, from 12-7pm during the SXSW Music Festival. Acts performing this year have come in all the way from Australia (Dope Lemon, Delivery, Hachiku, Radio Free Alice, Stella Bridie), the U.K. (Honeyglaze, Maruja, mary in the junkyard) and Ireland (Soda Blonde, M(h)aol) and Canada (Billianne).

Feb 13, 2025 | pastemagazine.com | Josh Jackson

Paste Studio “On The Road” joined our friends at Ilegal Mezcal for a day of Paste sessions at Marquez Clásico in downtown Los Angeles. We were thrilled to host L.A.’s own Sasami, who played a pair of tracks from her new album, Blood on the Silver Screen. Full SessionWearing her Sasami baseball hat, she kicked the session off with “Slugger,” a song that namechecks both Steve Lacy and Dolly Parton, backed by Pascal Stevenson on guitar and Diego Patino on drums.