I am more than a fan—I’m actually kind of vaguely a product of Linda Ronstadt. Back in the 1970s, my mother and aunt, the McGarrigle Sisters, released an album. My aunt Anna wrote the song "Heart Like a Wheel," which ... More

From an obsessive mother in Mildred Pierce to a child's sexual ambiguity in Kathleen Winters' Annabel, the stories that influenced the songs on Tales of Us, the new album from beloved British electro-pop duo Goldfrapp, are anything but predictable—but anyone who's followed the music of Alison Goldfrapp and ... More

Eugene Hütz’s rock band, Gogol Bordello, has long attracted fans with its smart, energetic mix of world music and rock—not to mention Hütz’s larger-than-life persona, which has landed him extracurricular gigs including a role in the Liev Schreiber-directed Everything Is Illuminated. Now Gogol Bordello, which has relocated from Manhattan’s Lower ... More

When it comes to choosing a portable speaker, you typically have two not-so-great options: A small, light-weight unit with lackluster audio quality, or a unit that offers solid sound in a hefty package. We’re happy to announce that the conundrum has officially been resolved, thanks to the acoustic geniuses at ... More

With a burgeoning restaurant empire, four cookbooks, a TV show, a cookware line and three kids, Todd English has a lot on his plate…so to speak. How does the celebrity chef and entrepreneur stay cool—and keep sane—during the summer? We asked English for the seven essentials items he can’t live ... More

Mayer Hawthorne doesn’t seem to do anything halfway. In order to come up with 14 songs for his forthcoming album, the exceedingly well-dressed Michigan-born musician wrote more than 40 tracks. The resulting mix on his third album, Where Does This Door Go, which drops July 16, blends soul, funk ... More

Hiding in plain sight—that's how director Morgan Neville describes the history of background singers in his impressive new documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom. Artists like The Supremes, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones have all relied on ... More

When it comes to money, Frank Sinatra once said, "If you've got it, give it away." His words were the theme of last night's fundraiser for the City Parks Foundation (CFP) in New York City. The nonprofit conservancy group raised more than $1 million—the most in its history—by ... More

There’s a reason Sky Ferreira ’s face might be familiar. The model and singer has graced campaigns for companies like Adidas and Calvin Klein in addition to stages worldwide thanks to her on-the-rise music career. Now Ferreira, who caught our attention with the hit single “Everything ... More

School's out for much of the country, to the great joy of students and—let us not forget—their teachers. Among the newly-freed faculty is Will Schuester, one-time Spanish instructor and glee club mentor at McKinley High, and a character on Fox's Glee. Schuester is played by actor More