James Bay has said that it was hearing Eric Clapton's hit 'Layla' when he was 11 years old that inspired him to learn to play the guitar and ultimately become a musician.

Revivals of a Michael John LaChiusa musical and an early work by the “Past Lives” filmmaker toy with and challenge audience ...

As for this week’s new albums, I highlight six below, and Bill tackles more in Indie Basement, including The WAEVE, Katy J Pearson, Pearl & the Oysters, Joan As Police Woman, and Manu Chao; EPs from ...

Already an acclaimed musician outside of his work with the xx, he’s now ready to release his long-awaited sophomore album In Waves, the follow-up to 2015’s In Colour. After nine years, his debut album ...

There, Osyris helped form the digital collective Corazonn, a loosely defined group of rappers and producers that includes too many artists to keep track of. His mixtapes serve to keep it all together, ...

The idea was that he’d write half of the lyrics and Hellesto would write the other half ... The music is always harsh — I keep having to give myself breaks from the record even while I’m working on ...

We require a solution that balances the need to reduce distractions with the benefits of having access to technology. This ...

In 1993 a future Prog writer landed a magazine interview with his hero – neither of them knowing it would his last ...

Jesse Walker is books editor of Reason, where he has written on topics ranging from pirate radio to conspiracy theories and from cults to copyright law. The Los Angeles Times has described him ...

International premieres include Roshan Sethi’s “A Nice Indian Boy” with Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff, Sadie Frost’s documentary “Twiggy,” Kimberly Reed’s “I’m Your Venus,” and ...

Defeat of Jesse James Days is an annual community festival held in Northfield, Minnesota. Taking place on the weekend after Labor Day, the festival is dedicated to the Great Northfield, Minnesota Bank ...