Music

What if Bruce Springsteen had followed up his synth-and-drum-machine-driven 1994 hit “Streets of Philadelphia” with a whole album largely in that vein? What if he’d dropped an album of Great American Songbook-style ballads instead of 2017’s Western Stars? Springsteen’s just-released boxed set Tracks II: The Lost Albums is packed with seven albums’ worth of alternate
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Where exactly does an artist go after globe-spanning, stadium-size, record-shattering success? Karol G, the Colombian megastar whose career went completely stratospheric after her last album, 2023’s Mañana Será Bonito, made history, wondered the same thing. For a while, she played around taking a total departure from her previous work: “I started thinking maybe I should
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Carol Kaye, one of the most recorded bassists of all time, has declined the invitation to attendthis year’sRock & Roll Hall of Fameinduction ceremony. “People have been asking: NO I won’t be there,” wrote Kaye in a Facebook post shared on Wednesday. “I am declining the rrhof awards show (and denny tedesco process)…..turning it down
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From the Rolling Stones’ double-LP masterpiece to Aretha’s iconic breakthrough to pretty decent records from Springsteen, Duran Duran, Jay-Z and more Not every great artist has a long game. The Sex Pistols and Lauryn Hill made one legit album each. N.W.A., Stone Roses, and Neutral Milk Hotel vanished after two. Buffalo Springfield, My Bloody Valentine,
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The New York arts community is mourning the loss of Errol Rappaport, a passionate advocate for music, theater, and independent artistry. But for those who knew him beyond the curtain calls and gala lights, Errol was more than a supporter of the arts—he was a fiercely loyal friend, a constant presence, and a source of
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