Without him, I have no reason to sing,” said M.S. Subbulakshmi to her secretary Atmanathan, on her decision to not perform after the passing of her husband T. Sadasivam. This is an excerpt from the ...

By Yomi SowerA few Saturdays ago in September, I was at the Radio Station, sitting behind the studio console, headphones on, ...

In the days following a cease-fire in Gaza, the orchestra returned to New York under circumstances that were more tense than ...

Jane Eisner’s admiring, observant biography covers the singer’s early life in Brooklyn, her hit songs and albums, and her ...

Mala Emde plays a teenage promoter who pushed for what became a landmark performance by the pianist Keith Jarrett.

Mike Scott of the Waterboys doesn’t like to use the word “obsession” to describe his particular affliction. When it comes to ...

Fallen gospel music songbird Grace Chinga’s three children have released a tribute, almost a decade after their mother’s ...

Does the start of the Beatles and the meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney all come down to a chocolate bar? This chance ...

Tom Piazza’s dazzling new biography-cum-memoir, Living in the Present with John Prine, began life as an article for Oxford American magazine. In spring 2018, Piazza met Prine when the musician played ...

Over the years, there have been several documentary films focusing on the session and touring musicians you've heard but never really knew, such as The Wrecking Crew (2008) about the group of Los ...

Köln 75 is an invigorating change of pace — a quick-witted film about the music industry that, while not necessarily ...

The post E Street’s Mighty Max on The Beatles’ earth-shattering influence appeared first on Salon.com. Legendary E Street ...