Billy Joel & Phil Ramone Made Magic on The Stranger: The Opus

Billy Joel & Phil Ramone Made Magic on The Stranger: The Opus

Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS The Stranger didn’t just mark Billy Joel’s critical breakthrough, but the beginning of a decade-long creative partnership with producer Phil Ramone. Together, the two would create some of […]

Moog Synthesizer Co-Inventor and Educator, Herb Deutsch, Dead at 90 – EDM.com

Moog Synthesizer Co-Inventor and Educator, Herb Deutsch, Dead at 90 - EDM.com

Herb Deutsch, the co-inventor of the revolutionary Moog synthesizer, has died at the age of 90. Deutsch was a seminal figure in music technology during the ’60s and ’70s. In 1964, he teamed up with […]

An Oral History Of SNL’s ‘Christmastime For The Jews’

An Oral History Of SNL's 'Christmastime For The Jews'

(Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in 2018 but we’re republishing it today because it’s, well, that time of year. Enjoy.) “You grow up Jewish and you can’t help it, it’s a big part […]

Remembering musical astronaut Manuel Göttsching : NPR

Remembering musical astronaut Manuel Göttsching : NPR

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 […]

Thom Bell: the musical maverick who shaped Philly soul | Music

Bell with Gamble and Huff.

Thom Bell, along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, was part of the holy trinity of Philly soul – the lustrous, aspirational sound that bossed the US R&B charts between the peaks of Motown in […]

Thom Bell on the Legacy of Philadelphia International Records

Thom Bell on the Legacy of Philadelphia International Records

50 years ago, the sound of Philly Soul was born out of the legendary Philadelphia International Records. With the talents of The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, and others, […]

Nice ass: Jerzy Skolimowski on his donkey film that wowed Cannes | Movies

‘Ee-oh!” … one of the equine stars of EO.

In his rolling, sonorous, Polish-accented English, veteran director Jerzy Skolimowski explains how he became a donkey whisperer. “I make a very close bond with the animal,” he says. “Every time I was not doing anything […]

Bringing in an Array of Immersive Musical Exploits Is Juli Rexton’s ‘Lost Old Tapes’

Bringing in an Array of Immersive Musical Exploits Is Juli Rexton's 'Lost Old Tapes'

Author : Jennifer Stone November 30,2022 November 30,2022 November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Argentinian guitarist Juli Rexton pays tribute to her love for ‘60s & ‘70s blues and rock music in her first official musical […]

‘An understated power’: Hamish Kilgour of the Clean remembered as a restless innovator | New Zealand

Hamish Kilgour performs during the Yellow Dogs Memorial benefit at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013

In July 1981 the drummer Hamish Kilgour, who has died at age 65, went with his band the Clean to record their first single in Christchurch, New Zealand. Roger Shepherd, a local record shop manager, […]

Where to buy tickets, dates

Where to buy tickets, dates

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  After their massive 2022 stadium tour, the Red […]

The Hobbs and Shaw Sequel Sounds Like a No-Go

It's Official: A Hobbs & Shaw 2 Is In The Works - GQ Australia

credit: Hobbs and Shaw Well, maybe it’s not exactly a no-go, but it doesn’t sound as though it’s moving ahead as those involved might like. At the moment, it would appear that the sequel that […]

Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Super Deluxe Edition) review – a festive classic | Music

The artwork for A Charlie Brown Christmas (Super Deluxe Edition).

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 […]

Zoe Saldaña Talks Difference Between Trekkies and Marvel Fans on ‘Hot Ones’

Zoe Saldaña Talks Difference Between Trekkies and Marvel Fans on ‘Hot Ones’

Hot questions and even hotter wings collide once again on the latest episode of Hot Ones with host Sean Evans. This week’s guest is none other than Zoe Saldaña, who will next be seen in […]

Girls Aloud’s 20 best songs – ranked! | Girls Aloud

Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole and Sarah Harding perform on their ‘Ten – The Hits Tour’ at The O2 Arena in 2013.

20. No Regrets (2005) Ballads were seldom Girls Aloud’s forte – they were better at songs with bolshie attitudes, which seemed to suit their personalities – but No Regrets is the exception that proves the […]