A good team of singers
Monday, 3 November 2014, 15:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
The libretto of Verdi's opera 'Il Trovatore' may be one of the most absurd imaginable but this is more than made up for by the composer's music. The score is an almost unbroken string of...
Q&A: Jackie Evancho on new album, school and Gaga
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 16:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
But the 14-year-old classically crossover singer, who achieved platinum success at the tender age of 10, remained unconvinced. "To be honest, I still don't completely believe I sound as good as...
Leonard Cohen at 80: Still on top of his game
Saturday, 1 November 2014, 16:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
There's no reason, of course, why an artist should slow down at 80. If the mind is still sharp - and, as in Leonard Cohen's case, the bank account still a bit low, thanks to a larcenous financial...
Jason Aldean focuses on his rock side on new album
Friday, 31 October 2014, 16:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Jason Aldean, who helped elevate hard rock dynamics and hip-hop conventions in contemporary country music, focuses on his rock side on his sixth studio album, "Old Boots, New Dirt." Aldean has...
Flying Lotus moves deeper into the unknown
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 16:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
The fifth album by Los Angeles producer Flying Lotus moves even further away from his early instrumental hip-hop work toward a more fully immersed form of "fusion." Don't be misled by the title....
Florida Georgia Line fun on 2nd album
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 16:29
Last update: about 11 years ago
Busting out with a record-breaking country single, as Florida Georgia Line did with its multiplatinum smash, "Cruise," doesn't always ensure long-term success. But "Anything Goes," the duo's second...
Fleetwood Mac _ ALL together now
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:26
Last update: about 11 years ago
The members of Fleetwood Mac each took a moment Monday night at New York City's Madison Square Garden to welcome longtime bandmate Christine McVie back to the stage after a 16-year hiatus, thus...
Pianist Lang Lang tackles Mozart
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
This double-CD set is the first all-Mozart recording from the Chinese-born piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who at age 32 has achieved something approaching matinee idol popularity for his performances of...
OK Go's 'Hungry Ghosts' doesn't satisfy
Monday, 27 October 2014, 16:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Alt-rock band OK Go's fourth full-length album, "Hungry Ghosts," is heavy on hooks and a curious electro music approach, but musically falls well short of the type of innovation OK Go is capable...