The Ultimate Christmas Gift For The Music Fan And Reader

33 1/3 is a brilliant series of short books about popular music, focusing on individual albums by artists ranging from James Brown to Celine...

Listen To Kanye West’s lyrics and Queens of the Stone Age’s riffs for charity

Producer ToToM combined Kanye West’s lyrics and Queens of the Stone Age’s riffs - where do I sign up? If you love the next...

Here’s John Lennon Singing Something Hilarious On “Think For Yourself”

The audio is taken from the recording sessions for The Beatles’ Rubber Soul, as reported by Rolling Stone, while the band was working on...

Dar Williams Gets It Right On The Music Industry

"The sale of music paid for the production of the product and for a portion of my living as a touring artist. That’s the...

Celebrities Reading the Lyrics to Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Can Only Mean One Thing

Few music videos in 2015 caused as much of a stir as “Hotline Bling” by Drake, the cover star of the latest issue of...

A Bad Lip Reading of Star Wars

Here's the latest in the hilarious Bad Lip Reading, this time featuring Star Wars. Darth Vader keeps texting Leia, while Ben continues his quest...

Here Are The 100 Biggest-Selling Albums Of All Time

This week, Michael Jackson’s Thriller crossed the 30 million-mark in the US, edging out longtime sales rival, The Eagles. Unless something changes in the...

Live Music Measures Up: An Economic Impact Analysis of Live Music in Ontario

This month, Music Canada released the first comprehensive study of the live music industry in Ontario. Live Music Measures Up: An Economic Impact Analysis...

What does ‘perfect sound’ look like? Inside the bizarre science of concert hall design

There are all kinds of theories about what makes a room sound good. One of the leading researchers in the field compares concert hall...

Hear the World Foundation 2016’s Calendar Features Tina Turner, Naomie Harris, Wim Wenders And More

Hear the World foundation puts together a celebrity calendar every year featuring its celebrity ambassadors as part of an effort to raise awareness and...

Watch André Rieu Perform A 50-Year-Old Waltz Written By Anthony Hopkins Who Is In The Audience

One of the nicest people I've worked with, André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra recently performed "And The Waltz Goes On" in Maastricht,...

2016 Inductees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced

The names of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2016 Inductees have been released. They are: Performer Category: Cheap Trick Chicago Deep Purple N.W.A. Steve Miller The 31st Annual Rock...

Rapper Killer Mike interviews U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

On November 23rd, 2015, rapper and political advocate Killer Mike sat down with Senator Bernie Sanders at The SWAG Shop in Atlanta, GA to...

Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’ Sample Infographic

WhoSampled and The Grammys celebrate the 10th anniversary of Kanye West’s second album Late Registration by creating an interactive infographic, featuring links to the...

Watch A Drummer Demonstrate What It’s Like To Play While On Drugs

I watched this twice. Jared Dines (also of Washington band Dissimulator) demonstrates with eerie accuracy and a shedful of cheek what it's like to...