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The Real Kyle McCarren review - musical eulogy to lost bandmate strikes a chord
They say don't speak ill of the dead – how about singing instead? Based on real events, this new US musical is designed as a loving but warts-and-all eulogy. His friend and bandmate Kyle, who died out of the blue at the age of 21, was a rock…
Sympathy for the Music Journalist-This Week On VICE: Members Only
To get past the paywall, sign up for VICE membership. A Digital Only subscription is just $2 a month (or $20 a year, if you prefer), while $70 a year also gets you 4 issues of VICE magazine, delivered straight to your door. (All three kill all the…
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl on AI, streaming power, and why music royalties are the safest asset on Wall Street
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl joins Mixed Signals — with Semafor business editor Liz Hoffman filling in for Ben — to explain what a record label actually does in a world where anyone can upload a song to Spotify. Max and Liz ask…
In Praise of Peter Katsis, the Firm, and the Loudest, Wildest Era in Rock Music
It was August 2002. Korn were headlining the Paredes de Coura festival on a field north of Porto, Portugal. Tens of thousands of kids from across Europe had been camped out for days. The band's members, road-tested from nonstop touring, were so…
Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music
US Mark Kermode's book on Film Soundtracks 14/08/26 To coincide with the re-release of his book ' Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music' Mark Kermode is here discussing the most influential music from films - how they're made and how they…
Ariana Grande Was Accused Of 'Copying' This Indie Artist's Music Video
'So, Ariana, I am so sorry that you resonated with that story the same way that I did. And, folks, if you're seeing this, maybe check on the women working in Hollywood, check on the women that you love. It's rough out here, and there's still a long…
Beatport Strengthens AI Music Ban With AI Detection Tool, Says 77% of Users Want Fully Human-Made Music
Dance music download store Beatport has added an AI detection tool to ensure that fully AI-generated music does not appear in the platform's catalog. Music fraud detection tool Beatdapp will now be employed for AI-generated music identification…
50 Years Ago Today: The New York Times Calls Elton John 'Wallpaper Music
A few days before Elton John kicked off his record-setting, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden in August 1976, he told New York Times writer Henry Edwards that he was ready to ready slightly ease up on the bombastic elements of his live…
Troye Sivan Brings Nicole Kidman to the Club for 'She's the Best' Music Video
Troye Sivan has kicked off a new era with the release of his new single “She's the Best” along with a music video co-starring Nicole Kidman. In the clip, directed by Gordon Von Steiner, Sivan holds the spotlight at a club filled with…
Nicole Kidman Grooves With Troye Sivan in Glam 'She's the Best' Music Video
A glam Nicole Kidman gets her dance moves on alongside Troye Sivan in the pop star's latest music video, “She's the Best,” which dropped on Friday. Kidman, who reunites with Sivan after they starred together in Boy Erased, in the…
Video: Watch a Music Video for 'Carriage Trip' from Broadway-Bound REGENCY GIRLS
The producers of Regency Girls, the Broadway-bound original musical comedy, have released a brand-new music video for the show's rollicking musical number, “Carriage Trip.” The release comes just ahead of a live appearance by the…
Boston Bets on Music and Entertainment Tourism on Heels of Noah Kahan's Fenway Park Run
Noah Kahan 's four consecutive sold-out shows at Fenway Park last month did more than mark a career milestone — they underscored Boston's growing power as one of the country's most compelling live-entertainment destinations. And now, tourism…
This one's for John: five-star tribute to a much-missed great of Scottish music
For this concert – a joyous memorial to a well-loved man – his own ensemble, The Wallace Collection, and The Cooperation Band, was flanked by a large number of young people to perform two movements of his symphony, 50 years in…
'Tenderly' brings Nat King Cole's music to Sunset Lounge
PORT ANGELES — Young Duane Forrest grew up surrounded by reggae rhythms. His Jamaican family lived in Toronto, Canada, and brought Bob Marley with them on records and the radio. “I'd change the station,” Forrest recalled.
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