There are so many famous stories of bands on tour: the Who being banned from every Holiday Inn in America; Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham riding a Harley through the Chateau Marmont. But how many musical […]
Mike Portnoy recently participated in a series of videos for instructional drumming platform Drumeo just weeks after rejoining Dream Theater. The first clip saw him performing Dream Theater’s “Pull Me Under” for the first time […]
Last August, Buck Meek shared his third studio album, Haunted Mountain. Now, the Big Thief member is back with two new singles from the Haunted Mountain sessions: “Cuero Dudes” and “Beauty Opens Doors.” Capturing the […]
A pivotal moment in the career of the British drummer and percussionist Tony Oxley came when a successful European tour as part of a trio led by the celebrated American jazz pianist Bill Evans was […]
Dan Aykroyd once punched a hole in the wall of Lorne Michael’s office. Why? He was sick and tired of all the last-minute script changes on Saturday Night Live. “I was so mad at the way […]
When “The Color Purple” hit theaters in 1985 — as the beloved film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — it was before a certain cast member, Oprah Winfrey, was even the Queen of […]
10. Nikki Iles – Face to Face Since the 1990s, the pianist and composer Nikki Iles has been a sought-after accompanist with a flawless anticipatory ear, a harmonically innovative composer and a piano improviser in […]
10. Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet – Signs of Life Sydney-based string quartet FourPlay have made a name by playing versions of music by various rock and jazz artists, including Radiohead and Metallica, but […]
Bring Me The Horizon have announced that longtime member Jordan Fish is no longer part of the group. Photo: Carla Mundy In a statement posted on social media earlier today (December 22), the band wrote […]
BADBADNOTGOOD have joined forces with Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine to release the new single, “MiNt cHoCoLaTe,” and an accompanying music video. The track marks the first release from RCA Records and 88rising’s new […]
Norway’s pioneers of avantgarde/progressive black metal BORKNAGAR have will release their 12th studio album, “Fall”, on February 23, 2024 via longtime record label partners Century Media Records. “Fall” includes eight majestic tracks across 54 epic […]
In August 1791, a group of enslaved Haitians met in the woods of Bois Caïman, on the north coast of Haiti, and conducted a secret Vodou ceremony that planted the seeds for the Haitian Revolution. […]
The musical theme for Hayao Miyazaki’s new, and likely final, film is a question — just like the film’s original Japanese title. “How Do You Live?” was (regrettably) renamed “The Boy and the Heron” for […]
Iglooghost, real name Seamus Malliagh, has released a two-track single on LUCKYME®. Malliagh, who is Irish but based in London, makes untethered, detailed electronic music, throwing juke, footwork, punk, electronica, hip-hop, and pop into a […]
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. A live orchestra, turntables, and percussion will bring the acclaimed film’s score and music to life! MANILA, Philippines […]
Lucius has shared a brand-new track entitled “Stranger Danger,” the group’s first new music since the release of their most recent album, Second Nature, in April 2022. The sparkling, irresistible “Stranger Danger” is quintessential Lucius: […]
Nihiloxica, the dark electro-percussion group formed between Kampala’s Nyege Nyege Festival and the Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, has recorded a new live set from a performance at Womad Festival. In 2016, English producers Peter Jones (a.k.a […]
It’s Friday, and to make it even better, a federal holiday in the United States. Get your Veterans Day started by checking out our weekly round up of new music dropped this week from a […]
South African jazz has taken a maximal turn in recent years. Artists such as the collective Spaza and drummers Tumi Mogorosi and Asher Gamedze have each released records that channel free jazz to produce a […]
At first blush, the notion that Dua Lipa named her comeback single after shorthand for pulling a vanishing act is a bit eyebrow-raising. Since she released her second album, Future Nostalgia, in 2020, the 28-year-old […]