Andy Bey, a jazz singer, pianist and composer whose silky, rich bass-baritone and four-octave vocal range placed him among the greatest interpreters of the American Songbook since Nat King Cole, his role...
Read moreThough the official Tony Awards nominations aren’t scheduled to be announced until Thursday, I give you my unofficial ones right now. If it were up to me, these would be the nominees.They...
Read moreDon’t call him a one-hit wonder. Jack Black made a surprise return to the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week with another unlikely song from a video game movie: “Steve’s Lava Chicken,”...
Read moreDear listeners,This is Joe Coscarelli, a music reporter at The New York Times and Lindsay’s colleague on the Culture desk, filling in for this Amplifier. Luckily, I’ve had playlists on my mind...
Read moreThe last time Beyoncé performed “Daddy Lessons,” the stomping, biting number from her 2016 album, “Lemonade,” was at that year’s C.M.A. Awards, in a blistering rendition alongside the Dixie Chicks (now the...
Read moreWhen the Rilo Kiley singer and guitarist Blake Sennett wrote them 25 years ago, he concurred with the lyrics of “Pictures of Success,” a song about longing to arrive at a destination...
Read moreIn anticipation of Star Wars Day on May 4, GOG has expanded its preservation program with the addition of six iconic Star Wars titles. These games have been updated to ensure smooth...
Read moreThe new action extravaganza “Havoc” debuted on Netflix over the weekend with a bang — or, more accurately, nonstop bangs, a flurry of gunfire, spurting blood and breaking bones. It’s the latest...
Read moreBut Lockhart remains a crucial, beloved figure for the Boston Symphony, most of whose players he conducts far more often than their music director. And he has the experience and skills of...
Read moreBut it was on one fateful “date” that she met Yves Rothman, who has gone on to produce both of her records. Rothman got his start making bruising music with the Midwest...
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