Music icon Chris Blackwell on how he met Bob Marley, travel

Exterior shot of Island Records Founder and Record Producer Chris Blackwell.

When it comes to rock and roll, the London-born Chris Blackwell, 84, is a familiar name. As the founder of Island Records, the label he established in Jamaica in 1959 and England in 1962, Blackwell […]

Interpol Announce New Album The Other Side of Make-Believe, Share Video for New Song “Toni”: Watch

Interpol: The Other Side of Make-Believe

Interpol have announced The Other Side of Make-Believe, their new album that’s out July 15 via Matador. They’re previewing the record with lead single “Toni” and an accompanying music video directed by Van Alpert. Check […]

Spiderbait celebrate bandmate Janet English: ‘She’s one of the greats of Australian music’ | Australian music

Spiderbait in the 1990s

In the near-decade since Spiderbait last released an album, their bass player and singer, Janet English, has completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She’s not sure if she wants to practise. “I was just really […]

Ashanti got her big break after Brandy passed on ‘Always on Time’

Ashanti

You know you’ve made it when you’ve had a whole generation of baby girls named after you. That’s the kind of next-level legacy that Ashanti has left in two decades and counting of R&B divadom. […]

Grand Ole Opry Owner Sells 30% Stake to Atairos and NBCUniversal

Grand Ole Opry

Photo Credit: Grand Ole Opry Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania-headquartered investment company Atairos and its “long-term strategic partner” NBCUniversal have officially acquired a 30 percent interest in Grand Ole Opry owner Opry Entertainment Group. The involved parties […]

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

All photos courtesy of Michelle Zauner and Jeff Tweedy. For Michelle Zauner, life post-breakthrough hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. “I’ve been feeling a little lost,” the Seoul-born artist said on a recent Zoom call. […]