Iggy Pop is one of the most outrageous rock ‘n roll frontmen to ever step foot on stage. As the lead singer of The Stooges, Iggy was known for bending and contorting […]
Iggy Pop | Broken Record (Hosted by Rick Rubin)
John Zorn and Bill Laswell: TURBINES | Sessions | Gagosian Premieres
As part of Sessions, a spin-off of Gagosian Premieres, composer and saxophonist John Zorn and bass guitarist and producer Bill Laswell perform an improvised work in Sterling Ruby’s exhibition “TURBINES,” at Gagosian, 522 […]
David Crosby on getting the Beatles high and how to roll a proper joint
David Crosby’s love of weed is nearly as legendary as his prodigious musical career. He’s certainly embraced it: He critiques rolled joints on Twitter and has moved into the branded cannabis space. […]
Mick Goodrick 1945-2022
ECM Records: Guitarist Mick Goodrick has died, aged 77. Long regarded as a musician’s musician, widely admired for the subtlety of his playing, Goodrick devoted much of his life to teaching, helping […]
RIP MICK GOODRICK
By Pat Metheny I met Mick in the summer of 1973. Along with Gary Burton, we were both on the teaching staff at a summer jazz camp in Normal, IL. Mick and […]
Music in Nazi Germany – The maestro and the cellist of Auschwitz
Why was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide […]
I AM COMING TO GERMANY!
By Roger Waters Dear German fans, I’ve heard there is a rumor going round that I may not be coming to Germany on my European tour, because of opposition from the Israeli […]
“Economics doesn’t matter, only values”
By Tom Fowdy, Oxford University It is worth remembering that in both World War I and World II one of the biggest long term factors contributing to Germany’s defeat was the fact […]
THE LAST WALTZ BLUES JAM
By Bob Margolin The more blues-driven musicians commandeered the instruments at the jam, and played some old favorite songs together, mostly Robert Johnson’s. This sounds like a common scene at open-mic jams […]
Miles Davis by Erin Davis
People think of my dad as the prince of darkness (the name of his 1967 album), a moody performer who turned his back on the audience out of disregard for them. That […]
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