Oct 17 Watch 5:23 Stevie Van Zandt’s new memoir documents his life in music and show business By Christopher Booker To call Stevie Van Zandt a renaissance man may be a bit of an understatement. He’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was an E Street Band guitarist, an actor, an activist and a producer Van Zandt joins… Continue watching
Oct 05 Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming By Mike Householder, Associated Press Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:25 What keeps the band ‘They Might Be Giants’ making music 40 years on By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber There have been many ways to enter the orbit of ‘They Might Be Giants’, an eccentric musical group that has been writing and recording together for the last 40 years. From the New York art scene of the early 1980s… Continue watching
Oct 01 Spears case spotlights state efforts to rein in conservators By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Already this year, New Jersey cracked down on the circle of people who could petition for someone to be placed under a guardian. New Mexico created an independent review process to oversee how conservatorships are being handled. And Oregon is… Continue reading
Sep 30 Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Roc Nation founder Jay-Z said in a statement that their show will be "history in the making." The 2022 game will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in the Los Angeles area since 1993. Continue reading
Sep 24 How Irving Berlin’s blue skies turned to blue days By Dr. Howard Markel Irving Berlin has no place in American music; he is American music,” legendary composer Jerome Kern once wrote. Yet for his final 25 years, Berlin led a rather reclusive existence. Continue reading
Sep 22 R. Kelly says he won’t testify at his sex trafficking trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 7:57 Inside the effort to make music that heals By Mike Cerre The power of music to heal—or at the least, promote well-being—is acknowledged in many cultures. But only in the past two decades have the medical and scientific communities joined together in an effort to prove its efficacy — and explore… Continue watching
Aug 20 Aaliyah sounded like the future. 20 years after her death, we keep looking back By Aaron Foley, Joshua Barajas Twenty years after Aaliyah’s death, her record company is releasing all her albums to streaming services, starting this month. For many music fans, it may bring closure to a chapter that has lacked an ending for years. For others, it… Continue reading
Aug 19 COVID is back for an encore in New Orleans, and musicians face an uncertain future By Roby Chavez How do you let the good times roll when the coronavirus is back for a fourth wave with the delta variant?… Continue reading