Tag: Music
Ambient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time.
Ambient music has always contained a kind of subterranean knowing. The British musician and critic David Toop, who…
The Real Rock Stars Were the Brides and Grooms
Mendy DeWitt and Michael Vincent of Fordsville, Ky., were among the couples who shared the stage with Ms.…
The 2022 Grammys: Let’s Discuss
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherWhat exactly are the Grammys, at this point? A ceremony that…
Grammys 2022: How to Watch, Time and Streaming
Is there a red carpet?Yes. E! will have red carpet coverage beginning at 4 p.m., and “Live From…
The Brilliance of Charo
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Charo was on. As soon as the gate to her Spanish colonial compound swung…
Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.
Opera, once divvied into local companies of singers mostly from the same country, blossomed with the advent of…
‘American Song Contest’ Puts a Stateside Spin on Eurovision
Hosted by Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg, the eight-week reality competition “American Song Contest,” scheduled to premiere Monday…
Music’s Messy Digital Revolution
Streaming saved the music industry from the jaws of the internet. But the complicated picture from the past…
How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash
In the past, Disney might have leaned on a Broadway-style ballad, with a globally recognized star singing in…
Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.
In Canada, an acclaimed 20-year-old Russian pianist’s concert was canceled amid concerns about his silence on the invasion…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Wagner
In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would play to make our friends fall…
A Pianist Strolls Her Harlem History, and Scott Joplin’s
Not long before his death in 1917, Scott Joplin predicted that he would become a fixture of the…