More so than his previous albums, this was the one that put him on the map, as much for a version of ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ that turned Radiohead into Beethoven as his deeply haunting version of Nick Drake’s ‘River Man’ that hipped a legion of young jazzers to two fresh n...
In October came second single "Tania," which pays homage to her late sister. Both songs were produced by longtime collaborator Andrés Celis. Recently, Tijoux announced that she will go on her first U.S. tour since 2018, as well as a string of dates across Europe and a performance at Lo...
Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who revolutionized pop music with his mesmerizing performances, groundbreaking videos, and timeless hits that continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
discarded more recently adopted rhythms and instruments and brought back the lead fiddle and high harmonysinging. His banjoist,Earl Scruggs, developed a brilliant three-finger picking style that brought the instrument into a lead position. Their music, with its driving, syncopated rhythms and instrumen...
“Bro, I’m the first to the studio and the last to leave,” Catalan pop phenom Rosalía recently bragged. It was the post-bout interview, but her latest album MOTOMAMI is the knockout punch. MOTOMAMI is all about contrast, and to craft it, Rosalía painstakingly spliced techniques from...
"Biggie for me was the best. [MF] Doom [too], I suppose, although I only got into Doom quite a lot more recently. Then Eminem coming out and doing all that kind of mad stuff. But, you know, when I was making the list there's only really room for one hip hop album on there....
His humanity walked me through the toughest times of my life: my father’s suicide, coming out during the AIDS crisis, the hand injury that changed the course of my life. Chopin was always there with me. Where to start with Chopin Préludes / Piano Sonata No. 2 Martha Argerich, piano...
When the 60s came along, jazz’s popularity rapidly diminished due to the rise of pop and, later, rock music, but there were still some scores that ranked alongside the best jazz soundtracks, includingParis Blues(with music byDuke Ellington),The Servant(a British movie with a soundtrack by ...
After continually teasing the album on his social media pages, M.I recently revealed via a tweet that his new album,The Guywould be released on August 19th. The album consists of 12 tracks with features from Nas, Olamide, Jesse Jagz, Wande Coal, Ice Prince, Duncan Mighty, and BNXN....
"He put his helmet on and came up in there." Despite Franklin's awesome reputation as a singer, Walden found her easy to work with. "She's a black Mae West," he says. "She's very fast I didn't pull anything out of her. She's so vast and brings so much to her takes that ...