Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: Welcome Here Again

Renowned Irish fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill have been making music together since the 1980s...  read more

The Killers to drop Day & Age in November

On Nov. 25, The Killers will release their third studio album...  read more

Michael Eric Dyson to edit book about Nas' Illmatic

As hip-hop goes, calling Illmatic seminal is more than a simple understatement. Released in 1994, Nas' grim portrayal of his hardscrabble Queensbridge upbringing defined modern rap, and laid the groundwork for East-coast sound. Nasir Jones had changed the game at only 19 years old....  read more

The Who's covers album put on hold

The Who was supposed to be working on an album of cover songs with T Bone Burnett, but according to frontman Roger Daltrey, Burnett (who's on the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) is too busy to produce a record just now. ...  read more

Chad VanGaalen: Soft Airplane

From Stevie Wonder and Todd Rundgren to Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, self-sufficiency in recording...  read more

Manchester Orchestra returns with new EP, album, tour

Given the recent announcement of a new EP, album and tour, it's becoming increasingly apparent Manchester Orchestra's lead singer Andy Hull might be the busiest man in music....  read more

Sufjan Stevens helps out The Welcome Wagon's debut

Through the long, storied career of Sufjan Stevens...  read more

The Gabe 
Dixon Band: The Gabe Dixon Band

Proudly wearing the sensitive...  read more

Berlin Dispatch: Dance Music Gives Rock a Beatdown

Between 1961 and 1989, Berlin was divided by a wall, and on each side was a culture, one of which was communist. Which isn’t to say that the commies didn’t rock—far from it: They had bands in East Berlin, notably The Puhdys...  read more

Capitol/EMI release limited edition vinyl from the vaults

[Above: John Lennon tribute at Madame Tussauds in London]On Sept. 2, Capitol Records launched "From the Capitol Vaults," a project to release 13 classic, out-of-print vinyl records. The remastered titles are limited edition and are 180-gram audiophile quality with original artwork and packaging....  read more

Band of the Week: The Chapin Sisters

“I just need a new doormat and a new shelf, so I came to IKEA,” explains Abigail Chapin, sitting on a bench outside one of the blue-and-yellow megastores in Los Angeles. It’s a mundane setting for an interview, but one that seems especially...  read more