Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

In 1975, KCET aired a half-hour concert featuring a hot new local band. As an opening shot of the downtown skyline segued into a slice-of-life montage of East Los Angeles, a twinkling harp played over […]

Anthony Fantano cancels Spotify subscription amid Joe Rogan controversy

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The internet’s biggest music nerd Anthony Fantano announced he canceled his Spotify subscription, citing the recent controversy around Joe Rogan and Neil Young as the final straw. The popular music streaming platform Spotify found itself […]

How to Get Tickets to Shawn Mendes’ 2022 Tour

How to Get Tickets to Shawn Mendes' 2022 Tour

Do you got plans tonight, because Shawn Mendes has a couple hundred miles to cover over the next year as he embarks on his 86-date “Wonder” world tour. The already-robust global trek just got bigger […]

See ’80s Teen Idol Tiffany Now at 50 — Best Life

Tiffany in 1990

Tiffany Darwish, better known to 1980s babies as just Tiffany, is best known for her iconic cover of the Tommy Janes and the Shondells song “I Think We’re Alone Now.” It was a huge hit, […]

Meredith Monk with Bang on a Can All-Stars review – magnetic and precise playfulness | Classical music

‘A composer and performer taking herself just seriously enough.’ (l to r) Allison Sniffin, Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann and Kate Giessinger

“I like to leave room for play and growth,” said Meredith Monk recently, talking about how the music she composes never really reaches a definitive, finished state – and there was plenty of play in […]

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

Michelle Zauner Calls Jeff Tweedy For Some Pre-Grammys Advice

All photos courtesy of Michelle Zauner and Jeff Tweedy. For Michelle Zauner, life post-breakthrough hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. “I’ve been feeling a little lost,” the Seoul-born artist said on a recent Zoom call. […]

Harry Styles breaks Spotify record for most-streamed song in single day with 8.6 million streams

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Harry Styles is coming stronger than ever! The British singer broke a new Spotify record just one day after releasing his latest single ‘As It Was’ from his upcoming album ‘Harry’s House.’ Spotify announced the […]

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Pup, Meshuggah, and Pillow Queens at The Daily Music Report

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3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Pup, Meshuggah, and Pillow Queens PUP image credit via Vanessa Heins April 4, 2022 There’s so much good music out in the ether that […]

Swing Time: Blue Lab Beats

photo credit: Iliana Kanellopoulou *** “For me, it’s the law to play behind,” notes David “Mr DM” Mrakpor, multi-instrumentalist of London duo Blue Lab Beats. “It just feels better.” He’s reflecting on the laid-back groove […]