Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95 | Music

Mo Ostin.

Mo Ostin, the US record executive who signed the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix and presided over Warner/Reprise records for three decades, has died aged 95. “Mo Ostin was one of a kind,” said record executive […]

Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon remember music exec Mo Ostin

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When interviewing record executives during my three decades as pop critic for The Times, I noticed that they were as eager for publicity as any of their artists. And, I must confess, I appreciated it […]

Mo Ostin, music executive who shaped the industry, has died

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Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to […]

More ‘Running Up That Hill Stats — Spotify Plays Approach 500MM

Kate Bush Running Up That Hill

Photo Credit: Kate Bush Spotify reveals more “Running Up That Hill” stats — Kate Bush streams jumped 9,000% since Stranger Things, with help from TikTok. Since its prominent feature in the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, Kate […]

‘Paper Girls’ comics creators break down what TV show changes

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This story contains spoilers for “Paper Girls” on Prime Video. “Paper Girls” features time travel, opposing future factions in a secret time war, mysterious technology and even giant robot battles, but at its core it […]

Domi & JD Beck Interview: The Rebirth Of Cool

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Before they released their first single this past April, the only way to discover Domi & JD Beck online was getting lucky on one of those deep YouTube rabbit holes. If you happened to arrive […]

Paper Girls review: the Amazon series takes too long to get fun and weird

Paper Girls review: the Amazon series takes too long to get fun and weird

It doesn’t take long for the Paper Girls comic books to get strange. The series from Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang starts out with a dream about an astronaut with angel wings and a […]

‘Nope’ movie connection to Jordan Peele’s ‘Us,’ explained

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Amid alien contact, thrilling chase sequences and cathartic emotional beats, “Nope” considers a range of ideological concepts — legacy, race, exploitation and the taming of nature among them. But writer-director Jordan Peele’s summer blockbuster also […]

Watch JUDAS PRIEST’s Entire Performance In Bratislava, Slovakia

Watch JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Performance In Bratislava, Slovakia

Fan-filmed video of JUDAS PRIEST‘s July 21 performance at NTC Aréna in Bratislava, Slovakia can be seen below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. One Shot At Glory02. Lightning Strike03. You’ve Got Another Thing […]

‘There are still battles to be had, but it’s incredible’: the female DJs finally getting their dues | Music

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In 1999, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton published Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. The superstar DJ was still a recent phenomenon, and the book captured this cultural shift and told the oral history […]

Ronnie Wood: ‘I saw The Stones in 1963 at the Richmond Jazz and Blues Festival’ – Music News

Ronnie Wood: 'I saw The Stones in 1963 at the Richmond Jazz and Blues Festival' - Music News

Sir Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood joined Matt Wilkinson for The Rolling Stones: 60th Anniversary Special on Apple Music Hits. They discussed when Ronnie first saw The Stones play live, their love for new talent […]