Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star | Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto performing in 1988.

Ryuichi Sakamoto was not a man cut out to be a pop star. As a teenager, he liked the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but his abiding passion was New York’s underground avant garde art […]

SCOTT WEILAND’s Debut Solo Album, ’12 Bar Blues’, To Be Reissued With Previously Unreleased Tracks

SCOTT WEILAND's Debut Solo Album, '12 Bar Blues', To Be Reissued With Previously Unreleased Tracks

Scott Weiland‘s solo debut, “12 Bar Blues”, marks its 25th anniversary today, and Rhino is celebrating by remastering and expanding the acclaimed album for two upcoming releases. On Record Store Day, the album will make […]

Big Freedia Drops New Single, “Central City Freestyle”: Stream

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The iconic queen of New Orleans Bounce, Big Freedia, is back with a new upbeat dance single, “Central City Freestyle.” Listen to the track and watch its delightfully uninhibited video below. Built around a lively […]

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March | Books

Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa.

In this series we ask authors, Guardian writers and readers to share what they have been reading recently. This month, recommendations include a searing poetry collection, a brilliant history of dancefloors and unputdownable novels. Tell […]

Mark Russell, piano-playing political satirist, dead at 90

Mark Russell, piano-playing political satirist, dead at 90

Longtime political humorist Mark Russell, the wise-cracking piano player who skewered Washington’s elite with pithy one-liners and upbeat tunes, has died. He was 90. The irreverent satirist died Thursday at home in Washington, D.C., of […]

Eddie Chacon: Sundown review – delightful career renaissance for former one-hit wonder | Music

The artwork for Sundown

It was hard not to notice a tone of amazement about the glowing reviews of Eddie Chacon’s debut solo album, Pleasure, Joy and Happiness. Whatever musical highlights people expected 2020 to bring, a warped soul […]

RAVEN Announces ‘All Hell’s Breaking Loose’ Album, Shares ‘Go For The Gold’ Single

RAVEN Announces 'All Hell's Breaking Loose' Album, Shares 'Go For The Gold' Single

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal stalwarts RAVEN will release their 15th studio album, “All Hell’s Breaking Loose”, on June 30 via Silver Lining Music. The Newcastle pioneers, formed by the Gallagher brothers (bassist/vocalist John […]

How to Get Tickets to John Mayer’s 2023 Solo Tour

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John Mayer has expanded his 2023 solo acoustic tour with tickets incoming for a second North American leg this fall. For his latest live outing, the exceptional, Grammy-winning musician has created a unique, first-of-its-kind experience, […]

Sissoko/Segal/Parisien/Peirani: Les Égarés review – genre-hoppers stray towards surprise | Music

The artwork for Les Égarés.

When the light from one of the most ethereally spellbinding stars in the jazz firmament flickered out with the death of Wayne Shorter at 89 this month, the great improviser and composer left a multiplicity […]

LP Giobbi to Perform Dead House at NOLA’s The Howlin’ Wolf Following Dead & Company’s Jazz Fest Appearance

LP Giobbi to Perform Dead House at NOLA's The Howlin' Wolf Following Dead & Company's Jazz Fest Appearance

Photo by Jay Blakesberg Today, it was announced following Dead & Company’s headlining set at New Orleans Jazz Festival, producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, and Grateful Dead fan LP Giobbi will bring her Dead House project for […]