The Nash Ensemble are the ideal advocates for Bruch’s chamber music; and violist Timothy Ridout takes on an entire ballet and song cycle• His Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor and the Scottish Fantasy aside, does Max Bruch deserve to be so sorely neglect…
Nicki Minaj and husband sued by woman who accused him of rape
Woman alleges rapper and Kenneth Petty have been harassing her to force her to recant her storyThe rap superstar Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, have been sued by the woman he was accused of raping in 1994 after allegedly harassing her to r…
The Gospel of Philip K. Dick & thepostarchive
The Gospel of Phillip K. Dick from thepostarchive, the latter of which is an incredible and ongoing labor of love compiled by a self described ”NB PoC trying archivist collecting between and through institutions.” Wherein you can find for now, among s…
The music of the world’s closing subway doors
“Ted Green has been collecting the sounds and sights of transit systems for more than a decade… the telltale chimes — beeps, ding-dongs, jingles and arpeggios that warn riders around the world to stand clear.”
This SLNYT multimedia piece lets you …
Grammy-winning folk artist Nanci Griffith dies at 68
The singer-songwriter known for songs such as Love at the Five and Dime and From a Distance has died with a cause unknownNanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer known for her literary songwriting, has died at age 68. Her management confirmed her…
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler review – vivid version of an unmistakably political opera
Wolfgang Koch/Kurt Streit/Manuela Uhl/Vienna SO/Bertrand de Billy(Naxos, Blu-ray or 2 DVDs)The visionary story of an artist caught up in social turmoil still resonates in this superbly conducted productionMathis der Maler is easily the best known of Pa…
Brandon Flowers’ teenage obsessions: ‘I considered an Oasis tattoo’
As the Killers release a new album, their frontman recalls his youthful love of Cheers, the Goonies and bonding over Bowie in Las VegasI grew up in Henderson, just outside Las Vegas. When I was eight, we moved to Nephi, this rural town in Utah. So at t…
The Snuts review – homecoming rockers inspire flying pints and overturned chairs
Edinburgh international festival, Edinburgh ParkThe local lads’ first post-lockdown gig in Scotland moves from tentative to rapturous by the final tuneFrom the second the Snuts step on stage, the crowd is a coiled spring. It was always a big ask: could…
Gorillaz review – Damon Albarn and friends make a bit of live music history
O2 Arena, LondonPop’s longest-serving imaginary band fill the reopened venue with deceptive chaos and the delight of feeling part of something again“It’s such a joy to be back,” says Gorillaz’s human representative, Damon Albarn, addressing a full and …
Bowie, bed-hopping and the blues: the wild times of Dana Gillespie
She tamed Keith Moon, got laughed into bed by Bob Dylan and went to a young David Bowie’s house for tuna sandwiches – but the blues singer’s 72 albums are what really define her“No one has understood how deeply rooted in music I am because they got dis…