It’s a vaguely familiar name to music nerds: Bill Laswell. He’s known as a skilled bassist who’s played with bunch of New York scenesters and as a producer.
The first thing I heard today was that David Bowie had died. The buzz of my alarm, the radio announcing his death followed by the first notes of “Changes.”
What is about Van Morrison that inspires such loyalty and passion? While I’m sure there are a casual Van fans, some people are in love with his music.
From start to finish, Art Angels is not only Grimes strongest album yet but one of the best I’ve heard this year, or any year. Claire Boucher is genius.
On Time Infinity Volume One, The Dears suggest their music is concerned with emotion, but it’s weird to see a group of 40-somethings getting so emotional.
M. Milner takes a look at the new Prince album, HitNRun Phase One which finds the legendary artist covering new ground, even as he approaches his 60's.
Just this year alone, four records have shown the different ways jazz can be relevant, or at least continue to find an audience in 2015, explains M. Milner.