Celebrity Life
Flashback: Kansas’ Robby Steinhardt Wows the Crowd With ‘Dust in the Wind’ Violin Solo
“‘Dust’ is a pleasure to play because the crowds get off on it so much,” the late musician said
Jeff and Spencer Tweedy, Andrew Bird Lead Tom Waits Tribute Benefit Album
The Closing Time, spearheaded by Mekons frontman Jon Langford, to help raise awareness and funds for the Chicago Independent Venue League
Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop’s Old-School Joker King
Whether freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party, or making booger jokes, the late New York MC brought wit and wisdom to rap and beyond for 30-plus years
Pop Smoke, Dua Lipa, and the Art of the Posthumous Duet
Their song on Pop Smoke’s second album since his death is a winner — and a reminder of the touchy nature of such collaborations
Song You Need to Know: Elissa Mielke, ‘Kind of Thing’
Los Angeles singer-songwriter lets her breathy, gorgeous voice take the spotlight on recently released EP
Heartbreakers Keyboardist Benmont Tench Talks ‘She’s the One,’ Life After Tom Petty
Watch a new video for "Angel Dream (No. 2)," a forgotten masterpiece from Angel Dream, the band's reimagined version of its 1996 soundtrack
Yola Is Ready to Meet Her Moment
The British singer talks about how she's overcome a life full of trials and embraced a daring new sound
Album Guide: Metallica
Surveying the catalog of the thrash-metal rule breakers who blew up the hard-rock scene and went on to become one of the biggest bands in the world
Meet Yaw Tog and The ‘Asakaa’ Boys, Ghana’s New Wave of Drill Rappers
We talk to the young people behind Ghana's Pop Smoke-inspired drill movement.
‘Welcome 2 America’: The Oral History of Prince’s Lost Album
A previously unreleased 2010 Prince record arrives this month. His collaborators look back on the sessions and offer a glimpse into the icon's private world
‘Holding Back the Years’: Why the Quintessential Eighties Mope Ballad Fits Perfectly on Obama’s Summer Playlist
Simply Red's song about summer-’86 stagnation works beautifully as a soundtrack to summer-’21 stagnation