Popcast: Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem and the Black Keys
Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem and the Black Keys perform in our studio. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: Bang on a Can Marathon at Winter Garden
At the Bang on a Can Marathon on Sunday, disparate strands from the contemporary classical, jazz, electronica, world music and indie rock spheres were neatly woven together. feeds.nytimes.com |
Lennon, Austen vie for spot on new U.K. coin
Iconic novelist Jane Austen, 16th century explorer Walter Raleigh and former Beatle John Lennon are among the latest batch of famed Brits who could end up on the face of a new coin. cbc.ca |
With a Nod to His Past, Plant Moves On Again
Robert Plant says that working on his new album, “Band of Joy,” reminded him of his pre-Led Zeppelin days. feeds.nytimes.com |
Marzieh, Iranian Singer and Voice of Dissent, Dies at 86
Marzieh was the great diva of Persian traditional song who was silenced after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but who re-emerged years later outside Iran as a singer and a highly public supporter of the resistance. feeds.nytimes.com |