Maxi Jazz, singer of the influential UK dance group Faithless, has died at the age of 65. “We are heartbroken to say Maxi Jazz died last night (December 23rd),” the group announced in a Facebook […]
3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: The Smile, Little Simz, PinkPantheress The Smile image via Bryan Lasky December 19, 2022 There’s so much good music out in the ether that […]
Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known for his work on modular synths, died Dec. 4. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ullstein Bild/Getty Images Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known […]
Photo Credit: Klaus Heymann © HNH International Ltd Klaus Heymann, founder of the Naxos classical label, discusses digital distribution, supporting new artists, and classical education in a drastically changing music climate. When Klaus Heymann entered […]
The ViewFromTheCheapSeats YouTube channel has uploaded video of IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim “Ripper” Owens performing a couple of PRIEST and MAIDEN classics on Saturday, December 3 at the 13th-anniversary celebration […]
What was Lou Rawls’ Net Worth? Lou Rawls was an American singer of jazz, blues and soul music who had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death. Lou Rawls died […]
In 2002, Belgian duo Stephen and David Dewaele released a mix album called As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 under the name 2ManyDJs. It sold half a million copies, and its playful, hectic variety […]
Stax Records co-founder Jim Stewart (center) poses for a photo with friends and students of the Stax Music Academy on April 29, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn. Stewart died Monday at age 92. Adrian Sainz/AP hide […]
What is Joe Johnson’s Net Worth? Joe Johnson is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $90 million. Joe Johnson has played in the NBA for such teams as the Phoenix […]
Blake Shelton, John Legend and Carly Pearce were a little sleepy in their solo performances, but the results themselves were absolutely explosive! Once again, we are left stunned, flabbergasted and a little disgusted by “The […]
Are you ready for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure? We’re inching closer to the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure that looks enchanting based on a newly-released rendering of the thrilling moment you first drop into the bayou […]
Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at […]
Each of the remaining eight singers performs twice in this week’s semi-finals as they vie for one of only five spots in next week’s finale. A rare misfire for one of this season’s favorites has […]
Anchored in hip-swaying, syncopated clave rhythm and topped with bright flute melodies, cumbia music has a centuries-old history. Originating from Colombia, its mid-tempo sound is now a staple in Latin America, and a new compilation […]
Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson took part in a bass jam following a DIETH meet-and-greet on December 1 at the Jazz Rock Cafe in Kraków, Poland. Check out video below. DIETH is the new band […]
On Saturday, December 3, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain performed a set of MAIDEN classics with TITANIUM TART at the 13th-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close […]
Doja Cat has responded to the accusation she grew up with no Black influences in her life. The 27-year-old, real name Amala Dlamini, has a white Jewish mother and is estranged from her Black South […]
Legendary American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell is currently in the midst of a six-night residency at the iconic Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. The Grammy Award-winner kicked off his run on Tuesday, […]
Watch: DOMi & JD Beck Perform “TWO SHRiMPS” with Mac DeMarco on ‘Fallon’ Alex H. Krinsky on December 1, 2022 Last night, prodigal duo DOMi & JD Beck showcased the ethereal contemporary jazz found on […]
Vince Guaraldi’s career, or rather the legacy of his career, is a curious thing. His name is absent from the index of Ted Gioia’s authoritative The History of Jazz. Nor was it mentioned, even in […]