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Garbage: After An Absence, Always The Oddball
"I wanted to make loud, guitar-driven rock again," lead singer Shirley Manson says of the band.
Bee Gee Robin Gibb Dies Of Cancer At 62
Robin and his brothers Barry and Maurice Gibb racked up dozens of hit songs in their five decade career. Gibb died after a long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery, his spokesperson confirmed...
Millions Of People Go By: Doug Aitken's 'Song 1' Distills City Life
This spring in Washington, D.C., a piece of public art used a pop song to illustrate what binds the lives of strangers.
Around The Jazz Internet: May 18, 2012
Ten albums for newbies, the hated Cabaret Card and composer/arranger Gil Evans' centennial.
Around The Classical Internet: May 18, 2012
Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a Viennese fraudster and a brawl on a Chinese train: all the news that's fit to link.
The Harmonica-Playing Baron Of Belgium
Whistling guitarist and harmonica master Toots Thielemans has played in everything from Charlie Parker's band to commercials for Old Spice. In his childhood home of Brussels — really, throughout hi...
Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Widely respected by fellow musicians and audiences as one of the greatest classical singers of the 20th century, the baritone has died at age 86.
150 Years Of 'Taps'
Retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva gives us a glimpse of the fascinating history behind these 24 somber notes.
The Many Voices Of Donna Summer
Summer, who died on Thursday at 63, created dozens of hits, including "Love To Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls." Over five decades, she combined a light touch, pop theatricality, innovative sounds an...
Cecil Taylor: The Pianist Who's Also An Orchestra
He broke all the rules of jazz and improvised music — and that was in the 1950s. Now 83 and idolized by musicians, the great improviser is celebrated for developing a unique language at the keyboard.
Donna Summer, The Queen Of Disco, Dies At 63
In years following Vietnam, people wanted to dance and Donna Summer provided a soundtrack.
Remembering Go-Go Legend Chuck Brown
James Brown's biographer calls D.C. legend Chuck Brown "the square root of funk."
Adam Levine Has Our Number (And Won't Stop Calling)
In 'Payphone,' the bitter little hit by Maroon 5 currently storming the charts, the nearly-extinct title device works as a bridge to the past.
Classical Music Is Supreme At The Nation's Highest Court
Piano legend Leon Fleisher plays for the Supreme Court today, while Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reveals her list of favorite recordings.
Stax Bassist Duck Dunn Remembered In Memphis
As one fourth of Booker T. and the MGs, Dunn helped lay the foundation of Memphis soul.
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