After 20 Years, New Orleans Band Galactic Lifts Off With New Voices
The band might not have a permanent lead singer, but on the new album Into The Deep, the musicians show just how well they've learned to play with others.
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Amateur Musicians Go Pro With The Baltimore Symphony
During the orchestra's Academy Week, amateur musicians get to rehearse and perform next to professionals.
Can You Have An Album On iTunes If You Don't Exist?
The strange story of a made-up pop star who managed to keep an album on iTunes for six weeks and get 64,000 followers on Twitter, without recording a note of new music.
Don Henley's Releasing A Country Album — Hear Two New Songs
Eagles drummer, singer-songwriter and producer Don Henley is back with his first solo album in 15 years. Cass County is a country album featuring an all-star list of collaborators.
The Cruel Truth About Rock And Roll
Recent allegations that one of The Runaways was raped by the band's manager remind us that sexual exploitation is part of rock's foundation — and challenge the very idea that it is worth loving.
Songwriters And Streaming Services Battle Over Decades-Old Decree
The Department of Justice is exploring big changes to the music publishing business for the first time since World War II.
Is Transparency The Music Industry's Next Battle?
A report on the music industry from Berklee College of Music offers recommendations for ensuring that royalties make it to their rightful owners.
LISTEN: El Chapo's Second Escape, As Told Through Mexican 'Corridos'
Singers of the ballads have for decades detailed the lifestyle of drug dealers in Mexico, so it was no surprise that when the country's most notorious kingpin escaped, it was memorialized in song.
Jon Vickers, Intense Canadian Tenor, Dies At 88
With his large, electrifying voice and his penetrating portrayals, Canadian tenor Jon Vickers thrilled opera lovers for more than 30 years.
Strange Stories Surrounding Street Pianos
Designed to provide pleasure, street pianos in 19th and 20th century America were also magnets for some mischief and malevolence.