Remembering New Orleans Bounce DJ Black N Mild
DJ Black N Mild brought New Orleans bounce music to the radio. He is one of the hundreds of New Orleans residents who have died from the coronavirus.
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Case Against Universal Music Over Warehouse Fire Dismissed
The suit, prompted by an investigation from the Times last year, had been whittled down to just one plaintiff.
Caroline Rose On 'Superstar', A Concept Album Recorded While She Gained Fame
In the aftermath of her previous album Loner's success, Caroline Rose's new record is a concept album about a person who wants to be famous.
Lisa Mezzacappa's 'Cosmicomics' Riffs On Italo Calvino's Scientific Surrealism
Mezzacappa's new sextet was inspired by stories from the late Italian writer. Cosmicomics is alive with slippery music, light-touch humor and sounds that curve through time and space.
9th Wonder Breaks Down His Beats For Kendrick Lamar's "Duckworth."
Watch hip-hop producer 9th Wonder break down the three beats he composed that all went into a single song from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer-winning album, "DAMN."
Kendrick Lamar Thinks Like A Jazz Musician
The rapper behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. helps hip-hop evolve by tapping into the restless spirit of jazz, a trait on display in the shifting song "DUCKWORTH.," produced by 9th Wonder.
Press Pause And Hit Play: The Best New Songs You've Missed During Quarantine
A steady stream of great tunes have popped up on streaming services while coronavirus news has dominated headlines. Here's what you've missed.
Our Daily Breather: M. Ward Recommends Listening To McCoy Tyner
In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. M. Ward has been listening to the music of McCoy Tyner.
Deap Lips' Debut Is An Interstellar Excursion For The Quarantined Mind
The combination of the Flaming Lips' sprawling musical palette and Deap Vally's raunchy guitar glam is a psychedelic dream that will take your brain on a journey while your body is in isolation.
Logan Ledger Weaves New Ideas With His Love For Classic Country
Logan Ledger's self-titled debut was produced by T Bone Burnett, a producer with a reputation for appreciating sounds of different eras. He was impressed. So were we.