Stupid History: A study of music that I hopes catches on – National
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags In the fall of 1922, New York City was rocked by a riot over hats. A fashion rule decreed that no one could …
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Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s …
Music Review: Post Malone’s country album ‘F-1 Trillion’ is a long time coming. It’s worth the wait
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Two days before Post Malone released “F-1 Trillion,” his sixth studio album and his first country record, he made his debut at the …
After a stroke, this musician found his singing voice again with help from a special choir
In the 1980s and ’90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands — Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes and Band of Susans. He sang and wrote …
Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth ‘Tristan und Isolde’ by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags BAYREUTH, Germany — Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s phone rang in his Icelandic highlands cabin back in January 2022. Katharina Wagner, the Bayreuth festival director …
Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox …
On Broadway, two stars of ‘Aladdin’ trace their roles all the way to middle school
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — Some years ago, when Sonya Balsara and Adi Roy were in middle school, they were cast in kiddie versions of …
Music Review: Chrystabell & David Lynch channel ‘Twin Peaks’ with new album ‘Cellophane Memories’
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags LOS ANGELES — If you listen to Chrystabell & David Lynch’s new album, there’s a good chance that it will make you dream. …
Comic Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The …
Weird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit …