The recording is a meaningful one for Don Was, who’s served as president of Blue Note since 2011. “James Spaulding! Man, I don’t know if he was ever captured playing better than...
Read moreWelcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies...
Read moreNintendo has confirmed a lineup of exclusive games for the upcoming Switch 2, with several highly anticipated titles set to launch in 2025 and beyond. These games promise to take advantage of...
Read moreWilliam Finn, a witty, cerebral and psychologically perceptive musical theater writer who won two Tony Awards for “Falsettos” and had an enduringly popular hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,”...
Read moreThe gaming industry is projected to see a spending surge in the coming years, driven by two major launches: Nintendo Switch 2 and Grand Theft Auto 6. This expectation follows a recent...
Read moreFast approaching the number of musicals Stephen Sondheim wrote is the number of revues written about him. The first, to my knowledge, was a 1973 fund-raiser held on the set of the...
Read more▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube5. Big Black: “L Dopa”Steve Albini’s punk-electronic band Big Black revved up a relentless drum machine behind ferociously noisy guitars — a favorite Sleigh Bells...
Read moreFilm at Lincoln Center, the nonprofit organization that programs the New York Film Festival, has named the British movie executive Daniel Battsek its next president.From 2016 until early 2024, Battsek, 66, was...
Read moreA satire of expatriate life in trendy Berlin, a tale of an antiquarian book dealer stuck in a time loop, and a fictionalized retelling of a migrant boat tragedy in the English...
Read moreKendrick Lamar and Drake. Taylor Swift and Kanye West. Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis.Elton John and Madonna?In the annals of celebrity feuds, the one between these two music industry titans does...
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