Tina Turner remembered by Martyn Ware | Tina Turner
A few weeks before I met Tina Turner in 1982, I saw her playing in London. I was a big fan. Even though I was known for making electronic music, I loved all kinds and […]
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OPPENHEIMER’s Cillian Murphy and BARBIE’s Margot Robbie Talk Barbenheimer
I believe movie fans will come to remember 2023 as a truly great year for cinema. I have zero doubt which two films will come to define these past 12 months of movies. Barbie and […]
‘I was told not to make eye contact with Tom Cruise’: meet the world’s most prolific film extra | Movies
Jill Goldston has only recently moved into this airy flat, on the site of the old Teddington television studios in south-west London, but there are already two framed items on prominent display. One is her […]
I can’t go for that: the vexed business of artists selling off their songs | Music
The “ultimate partnership betrayal” is what Daryl Hall has accused erstwhile musical partner John Oates of, in court documents that allege a breach of their business partnership. Oates was moving to sell half of their […]
David Bowie handwritten lyrics could top $100K at auction
That’s a lot of ch-ch-ch-ch-change. A handwritten lyric sheet for David Bowie’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” and “Suffragette City” has hit the auction block, potentially fetching up to $126,000, the BBC reports. The two tracks are featured […]
Weekly News Roundup: November 10th-16th, 2023
This week brought with it some stories in music and pop culture you surely won’t want to miss, with loads of new announcements and reveals. Looking to catch up on all the latest stories? You’re […]
Modern English Release New Single “Crazy Lovers”: Stream
Modern English have released their latest single, “Crazy Lovers,” from their forthcoming album 1 2 3 4. Pairing a soundscape of guitars and keyboards with a mid-tempo beat, “Crazy Lovers” is colored by its new […]
2024 Grammy nominations: SZA, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo lead
If the nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards make anything clear, it’s this: When music’s highest honors are handed out in February, the winner of the most-coveted prizes will be either a female act — […]
Barbra Streisand’s 20 greatest songs – ranked! | Music
20. Guava Jelly (1974) Earning its place here for its WTF factor: Barbra Streisand covering a Bob Marley track (albeit one indebted to Steam’s 1969 bubblegum smash Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye) before […]
Immersive survey of Black British music to open V&A East museum in 2025 | Music
From jazz to calypso, dub poetry to UK drill lyrics, drum’n’bass raves to grime freestyles, the brilliance and cross-cultural richness of Black British music will be the focus for the inaugural exhibition at the V&A’s […]
‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life | Ryuichi Sakamoto
Todd Eckert is explaining, in circuitous yet joyous fashion, how he first fell in love with the work of the Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. It’s a conversation that meanders through Eckert’s teenage visit to Preston, […]
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore initially quit guitar lessons
Back in the day, Sonic Youth, couldn’t buy a good review. In 1982, “Aquarian Weekly” writer Sukey Pett concluded: “There is no way in hell I can recommend this band, or even tolerate being in […]
Christine McVie estate sells stake in Fleetwood Mac music
Nearly one year after her death, the estate of Christine McVie has sold the rights to songs she made with Fleetwood Mac. The Newark, N.J.-based investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners is behind the acquisition of […]
Yoshitaka Amano and Neil Gaiman on the David Bowie Project They Never Finished
Yoshitaka Amano, wearing a scarf from his collaboration with Vestium, photographed by Evelyn Freja. “It felt like the people who were seeing your art 25 years ago did not have the vocabulary to talk about […]
Mattel announces Stevie Nicks ‘Rumours’ Barbie doll : NPR
Stevie Nicks stands under an image of her new Barbie doll during a concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for ABA hide caption toggle caption Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images […]
Our writers pick their all-time favorite concert movies
Maybe you’re a Swiftie — or perhaps you’re only Swiftie-adjacent. Three hours of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” will either be way too long for you or not nearly long enough. Undoubtedly, though, there are […]
Review: Queen + Adam Lambert bring ‘The Rhapsody Tour’ to Madison Square Garden
Queen + Adam Lambert. Photo Credit: Bojan Hohnjec On Friday, October 13, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This marked their second consecutive show at The Garden as […]
Phish Treat New Yorkers to Pristine Midweek Show in Midsts of Seven-Day MSG Stay (A Gallery)
On Tuesday, Madison Square Garden in New York once again reverberated with the mesmerizing sounds of Phish, drawing in a sea of enthusiastic fans. The evening was a spectacle of rare performances and memorable jams, […]
METALLICA Launches Official Podcast ‘The Metallica Report’
Today marks the debut episode of “The Metallica Report”, a new podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA. Broadcasting directly from the band’s Northern California headquarters, “The Metallica Report” will be hosted by […]
Peter Frampton Opens ‘Never Say Never’ Shows at The Capitol Theatre (A Gallery)
Last night, music legend Peter Frampton graced the stage at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., commencing an eagerly awaited two-night run as part of his “Never Say Never” tour. The evening was electrified […]