Link Digest: 2/13/26

Letter from Laurel Canyon offers a fond remembrance of Robert Palmer on what would have been his 77th birthday;

Any Major Dude with Half a Heart looks back at some of the most memorable records 1986 had to offer;

Ironic Sans tells us who to blame for Auto-Tune;

Remember the Lightning serves up a fresh batch of Guitar Pop for Now People;

Kristi York Wooten wonders why we aren't hearing protest songs from more female artists;

Record Lung tells the engrossing tale of the fall and rise of guitarist Sandy Bull;

Rosy Overdrive brings you a delightful January 2026 playlist;

Burning Ambulance rounds up five classical albums you need to hear;

Remember the Lightning lays out a handful of tracks and asks us once again: Is It Power Pop?!

Happy Dancing tells the tale of the death and rebirth of the queer bookstore;

I Enjoy Music kicks off Speed Week with an ode to the joys of fast music;

and ProPublica shares letters from some of the children who've been locked up at ICE's hellhole facility in Dilley, Texas.