Tag: Pop and Rock Music
Rosalía, Back With the Album ‘Motomami,’ Sees No Boundaries
LOS ANGELES — Rosalía, the experimental Spanish pop phenom with a reputation for hyper-speed reinvention, often finds herself…
50 Years Ago, James Brown Took an Unlikely Stage: Rikers Island
There was a stage at the front of the room and folding chairs set up for the audience.…
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa’s Sultry Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs
The first taste of Megan Thee Stallion’s next album is yet another sultry collaboration with a fellow female…
The Linda Lindas and Their Ferocious, Joyful Power
Graduating to global, not just local, attention is something the Linda Lindas are still getting used to, but…
The Buzzy Band Wet Leg Trips Out at a Party, and 13 More New Songs
The latest single from the buzzy post-punk revivalists Wet Leg tells a more linear story than their drolly…
Dua Lipa Brings Her Lockdown Anthems to the Arena
Many of the best Dua Lipa songs start with an easily absorbable concept — “Physical,” “Levitating,” “Cool” —…
What Happens When a ‘Heritage Act’ Wants More Than Playing the Hits?
When Tears for Fears released their album “Everybody Loves a Happy Ending” in 2004, the English pop duo’s…
Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age Singer, Dies at 57
Mark William Lanegan was born on Nov. 25, 1964, in Ellensburg, Wash., a small farming city. His parents,…
Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal.
LOS ANGELES — For most of 2020, Sasami didn’t feel like it was an appropriate time for her…
At Billie Eilish’s Arena Show, the Only Spectacle Is Herself
Billie Eilish’s latest album, “Happier Than Ever,” is a rather muted affair — acoustic ballads, fluttery, crooned tunes,…
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Up the Ante, and 13 More New Songs
Ed Sheeran resorted to well-used card-deck analogies in “The Joker and the Queen” on his 2021 album, “=,”…
Kamasi Washington Blasts Into a Fresh Era, and 13 More New Songs
The Los Angeles-based saxophonist and spiritual-jazz revivalist Kamasi Washington, 40, made his American late-night TV debut this week,…