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: The post Happy 65th Birthday Suzanne Vega appeared firs... more info

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. Continue reading… more info

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

Uncut — Death Cab For Cutie, Low, Loop and Suzanne Vega also added Photo by Andy Vella Death Cab For Cutie, Low, Loop and Suzanne Vega also added The post Robert Smith confirms Meltdown appearance with CURÆTION-25 appeared first on Uncut. more info

New York Times — At her debut engagement at the club, Ms. Vega portrays the Southern Gothic writer in pungent biographical songs. more info

New York Times — The lineup also includes John Lloyd Young, Joan Osborne and Suzanne Vega. more info