Pop Stars Pay Tribute To Beach Boy Legend Brian Wilson
Tribute shows may come and go, but few will shine as brightly as the memorable night in LA where pop stars from different musical paths … Read more
JAZZ, ROCK, POP
Sam Smith Gets Cello Treatment From Kevin “K.O.” Olusola
In a week of festive cover renditions, Sam Smith’s Stay With Me has a new interpretation by Kevin “K.O.” Olusola. Using a loop and piano … Read more
Mick Jagger Gives Advice To Younger Bands: Make Every Show Count
Instead of looking to health magazines and blogs on how you can eat better to live longer, why not take a page out of a … Read more
Country Is The Next Road For Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler has crossed popular music’s jungle from rock stardom as frontman of Aerosmith to the coveted world of television as judge on American Idol. … Read more
Mick Jagger To World: New Stones Material Coming Soon
Despite being in his 70s, nothing is slowing down Mick Jagger as he and The Rolling Stones prepare for a new tour this May. The … Read more
What Happens When a Rock Guitarist Shreds an Acoustic Bass?
Paul Gilbert has a knack for the extreme, being one of the founding members of Mr. Big and Racer X. He is also one of … Read more
Elementary Children Percussion Ensemble Take On Led Zeppelin
The is no mistaking the power of music education. Illustrated here is all the proof anyone needs to know the dynamic impact that music training … Read more
World’s Happiest Songs List Released by UN
The common attribute to most hit pop songs is that their subject covers mostly sad emotions from heartbreak to loss and misfortune. Whole genres of … Read more
Live at the Jazz Standard, NYC: The Donny McCaslin Group (Wednesday 4/8 Early Set)
At one point during Wednesday night’s first set at the Jazz Standard, in which the Donny McCaslin Group performed, tenor saxophonist McCaslin referred to the … Read more
Top Four Working Jazz Guitarists of 2015
Kurt Rosenwinkel The closing track on Donald Fagen’s 2012 solo album Sunken Condos is a gem called “Planet D’Rhonda.” It tells the story of a … Read more
Listen to Tina Guo’s Game of Thrones cover to prepare to get back to King’s Landing
Westerosi, Essosi, pro-Lannisters, pro-Khaleesi, pro-Stark, pro-anyone-we-forgot-to-mention, the wait is almost over. In less than a week, the universe created by George R.R. Martin will grace our … Read more
Vivaldi’s Summer Got Metal
Thirteen-year-old Tina S flawlessly performs a metal version of Vivaldi’s Presto: it’s actually an adaptation penned by Patrick Rondat in 1996. Rondat, an instrumental heavy … Read more
2Cellos Cover Muse’s Hysteria at Real Mental Hospital
When classical music takes on alternative rock, new dynamics emerge that were not on the forefront of the original interpretation. Muse, the world-renowned alternative rock … Read more
Thieves of Pop: Two 1969 Tunes that Stole from Classical Masterpieces
Arguably the most well known 1960s pop song derived from classical material is Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The band’s debut single was … Read more
Bruno Mars Hits New Billboard High
As we wind down the end of the month, Bruno Mars has achieved even greater heights than ever. The song Uptown Funk from Mark Ronson, … Read more