Music Reviews & Criticism

Dean Blunt is the most important British artist of the current century because he fundamentally does not care about Britain. His importance makes i...

September 12, 1910: The world premiere of Gustav Mahlers Eighth Symphony and the artistic breakthrough for which the composer had yearned all his l...

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was arguably one of the most iconic figures in twentieth-century music, and certainly among the most prominent musician...

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was arguably one of the most iconic figures in twentieth-century music, and certainly among the most prominent musician...

From their humble beginnings as friends in high school, to playing strip clubs in nothing but well-placed socks, through a struggle to find the rig...

Whether you think you know everything about Queen already or if youre new to the band and want to learn more, Queen FAQ will walk you through every...

That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound is the definitive treatment of Bob Dylans magnum opus, Blonde on Blonde, not only providing the most extensive accoun...

Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in whic...

A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes ...

Long before the United States had presidents from the world of movies and reality TV, we had scores of politicians with connections to country musi...

An updated version of the highly controversial 100 Best Australian Albums, 110 Best Australian Albums opens up the debate once more, with 10 new al...

In the heyday of low-budget television and scrappy genre filmmaking, producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could re...

Whenever the American dream suffers a catastrophic setback, Barber''s Adagio plays on the radio. -Alex Ross, author of The Rest is Noise In the f...

Co-founder of Rhino Records, Harold Bronson, tells his story. As a passionate music fan who explored the British music scene and met many of the pe...

In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projec...

Hansa Studios is situated in a former opera house that was, in turn, a 1920s cabaret, the performance hall of the State Chamber Orchestras of the T...