Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Suzanne Vega released Days Of Open Hand. There’s so much to do.
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Stereogum —
The great singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has had an amazing career that stretches back decades, and it’s not an exaggeration to call her a straight-up legend. But everyone feels small when they compare themselves to somebody else. Today, Vega ha... more info
Stereogum —
A few months ago, I wrote an Alternative Number Ones column about Suzanne Vega’s “Blood Makes Noise.” That wasn’t exactly a huge song in the grander context of the veteran New York singer-songwriter’s long career, but it’s a really goo... more info
Stereogum —
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, a... more info
Obscure Sound — A peppy rock invigoration stirs throughout Rebecca, a stellar new EP from Blenko. The Manningtree, England-based artist, aka Rebecca Simmonds, was previously the frontwoman of Anna’s Bones — and now continues to impress with this solo project’s... more info
Stereogum —
Did you know Mayor Eric Adams is hosting an “Urban Rat Summit” in New York this week? I didn’t until today. I’m intimately familiar with New York City rats, and so is Suzanne Vega (stars: they’re just like us). On a separate note, Vega i... more info
Magnet Magazine — Happy 65th birthday Suzanne Vega. Tried and true. Read our Sound Check on self-titled debuts by Suzanne, Kris Kristofferson, Kurtis Blow, Marshall Crenshaw, Rufus Wainwright and Stephen Malkmus:
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New York Post — Suzanne Vega is a real New York artist through and through: The singer-songwriter grew up in East Harlem and the Upper West Side, broke out of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the ’80s, and lives on the West Side now. So it’s fitting that she... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Preservation Jazz Hall Band, Suzanne Vega, The LOX, Robyn, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, YG, The Interrupters, Delicate Steve, and more tour news.
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Guardian Music — Among the artists going it alone this week are Bruce Springsteen, Suzanne Vega, Bert Jansch and percussionist Kuniko KatoHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thanks for tak... more info