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Jul. 10, 2020

Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club Shares Tales From His (Mostly) Upbeat Memoir

From strange encounters with Lou Reed and Patti Smith to touring with the Ramones in 1977 to finding the love of his life in bandmate Tina Weymouth, Frantz packs a lot into Remain in Love. He also… Read More

Jul. 1, 2020

Classical Highlights from June

The guitar takes center stage in our latest roundup of reviews from our classical editors, including works from Sharon Isbin, Sean Shibe, and Duo Tandem. Read More

Jun. 26, 2020

Matt Sharp Takes the Rentals on an Unexpectedly Personal Journey to Outer Space

The Rentals mastermind and former Weezer bassist discusses how the creation of his new album, Q36, led to him mentally leaving Earth as both a means of escapism and examination. Read More

Jun. 1, 2020

Classical Highlights from May 2020

May's classical releases were headlined by new recordings of Bach's cello suites and harpsichord interpretations from his Well-Tempered Clavier collection, along with recitals of Rachmaninov, chamber… Read More

May. 22, 2020

Teddy Thompson Lives in the Moment on ‘Heartbreaker Please’

The singer-songwriter talks about producing his latest album himself, why it's important to not be too good of a musician, and the time he took his mother -- folk-rock legend Linda Thompson -- to a particularly… Read More

May. 19, 2020

The Story of the “Thunderbolt” That Led to Chick Corea Finally Appreciating Mozart

The jazz piano legend discusses how Mozart never truly clicked for him until one magical day onstage in Munich. He also shares his version of a Mozart sonata from his upcoming solo live album, Plays,… Read More

May. 15, 2020

Inside Thomas Gabriel Fischer’s Avant-Metal Requiem That Took Decades and Multiple Bands to Complete

Its creation spanned over 30 years, carried across the bands Celtic Frost and Triptykon, and outlasted one of its composers. Fischer discusses maintaining a consistent tone across such a wide time span,… Read More

May. 7, 2020

Mark Lanegan’s Memoir Gets to the Heart of a “Breakfast Cook Who Fell Into Singing”

In the midst of a moment of retrospection brought on by a new book and a new album, the veteran musician shares recollections of the box of unwanted records that set the course for his career, letting… Read More

May. 5, 2020

Classical Highlights from April 2020

Our editors spotlight the best in classical music from the past month, including new interpretations of Anton Diabelli's waltzes, Beethoven's string quartets, and an operatic re-telling of the Passion… Read More

Apr. 28, 2020

They Scored: When Pop and Rock Artists Lost (Or Won) It At the Movies

Not every film soundtrack demands swelling strings or a collection of the latest hits. From a pair of enigmatic French duos to a guitar legend expanding his boundaries to a new wave drummer stepping… Read More