On the surface, an orchestra is a thing of beauty. It’s a well-oiled machine made of highly trained cogs all working together to churn out some of the world’s most listenable music. Behind the scenes, well, that’s a different story. On Amazon’s new series Mozart in the Jungle—premiering December ... More

Jason Flom’s known he has a golden ear long before it made him famous. “I got started because I wanted to be a rock star and not go to school,” Flom, now 53, explains. “The deal I struck with my dad was that I had one year to become a rock star before ... More

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When Ex Cops hit the road earlier this fall in support of their just-released sophomore album Daggers, the members of the duo weren’t expecting to find themselves communing with nature. “I live in Denmark, so I’m always close to nature,” explains Amalie Bruun, who sings and plays keys for the group. ... More

Amy Albany’s memoir Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood charts her life with a talented, tormented jazz musician father. In the recent film adaptation, Albany is played by Elle Fanning, her father by John Hawkes and her young boyfriend Cole—also, of course, a musician—by Caleb ... More

Nikki Yanofsky doesn’t miss a beat. Maybe the 20-year-old Canadian jazz-pop ingénue, who has sounded like Ella Fitzgerald incarnate since she was 13, has just been improvising the standards long enough for the skill to translate to conversation. Regardless, she’s so sure of herself, and so quick on the draw, ... More

Take note: there is a new princess holding court in the pop queen kingdom. Skipping around the stage in her ‘50s floral prints, letter jackets and disarming mop of a faux-hawk, Betty Who is over six feet of uncalculated, fresh-faced charm—and she’s coming for the crown.   But she won’t be going ... More

Christopher Owens speaks in full sentences. Slowly, deliberately, he brings his thoughts back around on themselves, orating small compositions with artful clarity. But this comes as no surprise. A sharp intellectualism and a willingness to divulge his innermost quandaries and revelations is much of what has made Owens into a ... More

They're always on call, and the music never stops. When they're not performing, their lives consist largely of twelve-hour jam sessions at Paisley Park, Prince's mysterious Minnesota recording studio. They pretty much only stop to eat, sleep, and play Ping-Pong (Prince's vice of choice). There's no doubt they're in the ... More

When Keith Richards’ hardcover confessional Life made it to the New York Times bestseller list in 2010 and hung on for 22 weeks, it showed the publishing industry just how lucrative a hard-livin’ rocker’s tell-all could be. Baby boomers can now air guitar to the pages of Steven Tyler, Sammy ... More