The Genius of Quincy Jones in 15 Songs
Spanning 70 years and towering roles as a musician, songwriter/ composer, producer, arranger, entrepreneur and more, Quincy Jones’ career in music is unparalleled. Jones — “Q” to friends and...
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Peter Sinfield, the colorfully surreal British poet and lyricist who co-founded King Crimson with guitarist-composer Robert Fripp and went on to contribute lyrics to songs by Emerson, Lake &...
View ArticleGrace Bowers: Have Guitar, Will Travel
Everyone loves a guitar hero. And young talents who seem to have arrived fully formed, too. So there’s a lot of love in the room for Grace Bowers, the 18-year-old who this year became the fretboard’s...
View ArticleThe Best Music Books of 2024: Joni Mitchell, Lisa Marie Presley, Kathleen...
We say it every year: There are way too many music books for any human to keep track of, let alone read. Yet this year has seen a backbreaking pile of welcome additions to the boundless stacks, just a...
View Article25 New Holiday Music Releases: Victoria Monet, BTS’s V, Clay Aiken, the Kelce...
Even the best worst year ever – choose the epoch closest to your offended political affiliation – has a Christmas. And every Christmas, crumbling culture or not, comes with scads of new holiday music....
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