Rudolph Isley, co-founder of the Isley Brothers, dies at 84

Rudolph Isley, co-founder of the Isley Brothers, dies at 84

Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the R&B institution the Isley Brothers, died on Wednesday. He was 84. A publicist for the group confirmed Isley’s death. No cause was given. “There are no words to […]

Dissensus Curates an Unhinged Death Metal and Jazz Playlist

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This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Recently, we’ve gathered compilations from Sextile, OLTH, and Petey. This week, Ben Scott, Carl Mitchell, and Slava B. of […]

Our writers pick their all-time favorite concert movies

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Maybe you’re a Swiftie — or perhaps you’re only Swiftie-adjacent. Three hours of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” will either be way too long for you or not nearly long enough. Undoubtedly, though, there are […]

Review: Queen + Adam Lambert bring ‘The Rhapsody Tour’ to Madison Square Garden

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Queen + Adam Lambert. Photo Credit: Bojan Hohnjec On Friday, October 13, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This marked their second consecutive show at The Garden as […]

Matthew Broderick Makes Peace with Ferris Bueller

Matthew Broderick Makes Peace with Ferris Bueller

Matthew Broderick knows his decades-long legacy as an actor will be summed up in two words. No, not “Tony Award.” Not “Emmy nominee.” Not even “SJP’s husband.” No, when cinephiles look back on the career […]

Wilderness Festival 2023 closes triumphantly – Music News

Wilderness Festival 2023 closes triumphantly - Music News

Electrifying performances from The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, Fatboy Slim, Sugababes, Arlo Parks, Confidence Man, Franc Moody, The Zombies and more on the Wilderness Stage. Surprise performers including Benedict Cumberbatch, Noma Dumezweni, Emma […]

Bethany Cosentino on Solo Album, Natural Disaster: Podcast

Bethany Cosentino on Solo Album, Natural Disaster: Podcast

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Bethany Cosentino catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut solo album, Natural Disaster. The Best Coast singer talks about keeping the album a secret for […]

‘What people accused Oppenheimer of doing’: the untold story of spy Ted Hall | Documentary films

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Nearly 70 years after it rattled the New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test is top of mind for many this summer. Thanks to Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film on the leader of the Manhattan […]

How Sugar Hill Records remade music with ‘Rapper’s Delight’

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On Oct. 20, 1979, high school friends Angela Brown, Cheryl Cook and Gwendolyn Chisolm found themselves in a make-or-break audition. Like many adventurous teens, the Columbia, S.C., natives were enamored with a new musical art […]

MC Sha-Rock Talks Her Hip-Hop Origin Story, 50th Anniversary

MC Sha-Rock Talks Her Hip-Hop Origin Story, 50th Anniversary

Courtesy of MC Sha-RockCourtesy of MC Sha-Rock There are a lot of firsts associated with MC Sha-Rock, hip-hop’s “mother of the mic.” The Bronx, NY, native is the first female MC in hip-hop history and […]

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter: ‘When we started I was 18 and when we ended Daft Punk I was 46’ – Music News

Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter: 'When we started I was 18 and when we ended Daft Punk I was 46' - Music News

BBC Radio 6 Music has broadcast The First Time With… Thomas Bangalter. In this rare and exclusive interview with one half of Daft Punk, Matt Everitt asks Thomas about the origins of the electronic duo, […]

Kyle Meredith With 800th Episode Jubilee: Podcast

Kyle Meredith With 800th Episode Jubilee: Podcast

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS For its 800th episode celebration, Kyle Meredith With… looks back at a few key interview moments from the past year of in-depth conversations. In this special compilation episode, […]

Fugees Scored Their Future in the Booga Basement: Podcast

Fugees Scored Their Future in the Booga Basement: Podcast

 Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS We’re opening The Opus archives as part of our Hip-Hop 50 celebration, revisiting one of the greatest rap records of all time: Fugees’ The Score. In Episode 2 […]

Queens of the Stone Age Kick Off First Tour in Five Years: Photos + Setlist

Queens of the Stone Age Kick Off First Tour in Five Years: Photos + Setlist

Queens of the Stone Age launched their first North American headlining tour in five years on Thursday evening (August 3rd) at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The outing, dubbed “The End Is […]