Legendary Electronic Producer Ryuichi Sakamoto Compiled a Playlist for His Own Funeral

Legendary Electronic Producer Ryuichi Sakamoto Compiled a Playlist for His Own Funeral

Ryuichi Sakamoto, who tragically succumbed to cancer in March, was a trailblazer in the electronic music space, paving the way for the sounds of today through his influential work with the iconic Yellow Magic Orchestra. […]

Punk and goth legends to converge at Cruel World on Saturday

Punk and goth legends to converge at Cruel World on Saturday

After a tumultuous Coachella, where Frank Ocean tapped out between weekends, concert promoter Goldenvoice now turns to a summer season of genre- and era-driven festivals around L.A. Last weekend’s Just Like Heaven summoned elder millennials […]

25 summer concerts in L.A. we can’t wait to see

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It’s like the Super Bowl for online fan armies: Megastars Taylor Swift and Beyoncé will be performing at SoFi Stadium this summer, a mere month apart. Swifties will be sure to note that Taylor has […]

‘The film industry is gone. It sucks’: Jim Jarmusch on swapping directing for drone rock | Jim Jarmusch

Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch

There are few film-makers quite as particular about music as Jim Jarmusch. Over the years, he’s enlisted Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA to score his hitman-meets-samurai flick Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, had Tom Waits […]

Electronic Music Community Reacts to Death of Legendary Artist Ryuichi Sakamoto

Electronic Music Community Reacts to Death of Legendary Artist Ryuichi Sakamoto

A founding member of the influential Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto was revered as a pioneer of the genre. Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned composer and electronic music producer, has died at the […]

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese Composer, Dead at 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese Composer, Dead at 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the highly influential Japanese pianist, composer, and electronic music producer, has died at 71, Kyodo News reports. Sakamoto had first revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014, which went into remission after successful treatment. […]

Iggy & The Stooges Raw Power 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition: Stream

Iggy Stooges Raw Power 50th Anniversary

Iggy & The Stooges’ iconic 1973 album Raw Power turns 50 years old on Tuesday (February 7th). To mark the occasion, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have unveiled an expanded “50th Anniversary Legacy Edition” available […]

Controversial Grammy wins—and how they’ve aged

Controversial Grammy wins—and how they've aged

The Grammy Awards have had plenty of controversial wins. Stacker compiled an original list of some of the most egregious wins—and how those decisions have aged. – Ron Galella, Ltd. // Ron Galella Collection via Getty […]

Gabrielle Aplin eyes highest new entry with Phosphorescent as Taylor Swift’s Midnights heads for fifth week at Number 1 – Music News

Gabrielle Aplin eyes highest new entry with Phosphorescent as Taylor Swift’s Midnights heads for fifth week at Number 1 - Music News

English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin is zooming towards this week’s highest new entry on the Official Albums Chart with her fourth record Phosphorescent. Starting out the week in the Top 5 (Number 4), Phosphorescent would be […]

‘I hate those people’: Iggy Pop rejected calls from Grammys for years – Music News

'I hate those people': Iggy Pop rejected calls from Grammys for years - Music News

Iggy Pop rejected calls from the Grammys for years. The former Stooges frontman was finally honoured with the Lifetime Achievement prize at the 2020 Grammy Awards, but he has admitted he refused to speak to […]