New Music

10 Albums That Need To Come Out Now

EW.com | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Justin Bieber, Usher, Justin Bieber Believe, Usher Album, Kenny Chesney, Album Releases, Music, New Music, Kenny Chesney Album, New Albums, Entertainment News

What to expect from new releases by dance-floor don Usher, all grown up Justin Bieber, summer tour titan Kenny Chesney, stoner-rap champ Wiz Khalifa, ...

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Shea Rose: Extraordinary Girl

Holly Cara Price | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: My Angel Wears a Fro, Boston Music Awards, Female Rap, Queen Latifah, Boston Globe, Little Warrior, Boston Herald, Shea Rose, Sxsw, Highline Ballroom, Terri Lynne Carrington, Sam Sparro, Music News, EnBerklee College of Music, Entertainment News, New-Music, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

"extra extra read all about it / I rock the mike ain't no doubt about it / because I'm extra I'm feeling extra I'm gonna bless ya / what? huh!" So chants Shea Rose in the song "Extraordinary Girl," from her 2011 mixtape Little Warrior.

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Subversive Reverence: Timothy Andres Re-Imagines Mozart's "Coronation" Concerto

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Classical Music, Old Keys, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Contemporary Classical, Timothy Andres, Coronation Concerto, New Music, Timo Andres, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, Los Angeles, Composers, Video, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

Composer and pianist Timothy Andres's take on the subject of demigods in art is far removed from conventional Romanticism: "We like to imagine that our artists have this kind of divine inspiration. I think if they say they do, they're probably having you on," says Andres.

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The New Music You'll Love

news.bostonherald.com | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Leonard Cohen, Van Halen, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Music, New Music, 2012, Bruce Springsteen, Fifty News

It seemed most baby boomer rockers retired in 2011. Turns out they were just catching their breath (and maybe waiting for the Black Eyed Peas to go aw...

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50 Words For Snow: A Conversation With Kate Bush

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Bob Mercer, Stephen Fry, Music, New Music, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"It's a really tough world for new artists. If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It's always a learning process. Enjoy it because I think making music is a privilege, really."

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Lalah Hathaway: Looking Back, To Keep Moving Forward

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Lalah Hathaway, Contemporary R&B, Stax Records, New Music, Donny Hathaway, Where It All Begins, Lalah Hathaway Where It All Begins, Entertainment News
Marlynn Snyder

Where It All Begins, her sixth solo album (and her second for the recently revived classic soul label, Stax), pushes the artist ahead on her creative journey, sometimes with mixed results.

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Keeping the Music Alive

Herbie Hancock | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Jazz, Rap, Music Video, Crowd Sourcing, Jazz Music, Music, New Music, Culture News
Herbie Hancock

My lesson for young people is to be willing to go out of your comfort zone and explore new territory. I never thought that at age 71 I would be creating a "crowd-sourced" music video with digital cameras that can blast images around the world in minutes. But I am.

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SONiC Festival Interview (#5): Du Yun

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Du Yun, Contemporary Classical, New Music, SONiC Festival, New York City, International Contemporary Ensemble, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

I spoke with composer Du Yun, a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble who will present her work Vicissitudes Alone for guitar and electronics.

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SONiC Snapshots: Oscar Bettison and Rebecca Stenn/Konrad Kaczmarek

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Choreography, Contemporary Classical, Oscar Bettison, Rebecca Stenn, Dance, New Music, SONiC Festival, New York City, Konrad Kaczmarek, Ensemble Klang, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

I spoke with composer Oscar Bettison about his 65-minute opus O Death, excerpts of which will be performed on Wednesday as part of the SONiC Festival in New York.

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SONiC Festival Interview #1: Alex Temple

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Mellissa Hughes, Alex Temple, Contemporary Classical, New Music, SONiC Festival, New York City, American Composers Orchestra, Contemporary Classical Music, Composer Alex Temple, Alex Temple Composer, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

The creative minds behind what is known as "contemporary classical music" are innumerable, and gaining perspective can be an overwhelming task for audiences.

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SONiC Festival Interview #2: Wang Lu

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Contemporary Classical, New Music, SONiC Festival, New York City, Wang-Lu, American Composers Orchestra, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

"This piece is different from the other pieces I wrote, a lot of them, because this is a very different aesthetic. This music about playing very few notes, but to really emphasize the subtlety between notes other than the orchestra piece maybe you heard."

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Marilyn Carino Is Little Genius

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: The 116 Club, Marilyn Carino, Atlanta, New York, Mudville, Serenbe, New Music, Culture News
Kristi York Wooten

Carino has written, recorded and performed with members of R.E.M, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and legendary producers Sly and Robbie. Little Genius is a fitting title for this collection and its one-woman creator.

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Look Whose Album Art Was Banned From London's Subway

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Metallica, Semen and Blood, Reed Metallica Collaboration, Andre Serrano, Warhol, The View, Piss and Blood, New Music, Album Art, Reed, Serrano, Controversial Album Art, Lulu, London Underground, Basquiat, Censorship, Metal, Lou Reed, Transportation for London, Arts News

Public transit systems have traditionally been home to plenty of unsavory sights, from public displays of affection to public displays of urination, b...

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: The Jayhawks, Tony Bennett, Demi Lovato, New Music, Album Reviews, Tori Amos, Superheavy, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

It's a week of reunions. Everyone wants to sing with Tony Bennett, the Jayhawks want one more shot at the Americana brass ring, and the superstars in SuperHeavy want nothing less than global domination.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Lindsey Buckingham, Lenny Kravitz, New Music, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Glen Campbell, John Doe, Album Reviews, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

Let's step into the fall musical rush, along with Lindsey Buckingham and John Doe -- a bunch of dudes well past 40, all proving that rock (and country and folk) can age gracefully.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: k.d. Lang, The Low Anthem, Ralph Stanley, Siss Boom Bang, The Dears, New Music, The Submarines, Album Reviews, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

Beyonce's baby bump is speaking louder than any of the new releases this month. So while we wait for the flood of fall albums to descend next week, I want to spend this week playing five records that got by me earlier in the year.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Beirut, Album Reviews, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Barbara Streisand, The Muppets, Muppets, The Game, New Music, Stephen Malkmus, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

This week, the Muppets get some indie cred, Stephen Malkmus gets reined in, Barbra gets sentimental, Game gets vulnerable, and Beirut strips down. It's a perfect "Play" week. Thank God. I was starting to lose hope.

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Tom Waits: What If I Asked You To Gargle With Raw Sewage?

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Tom Waits Private Listening Party, Tom Waits New Album, Tom Waits Bad as Me, Video, Music, Bad as Me, New Music, Tom Waits, On Our Radar, Culture News

Tom Waits sits in a room filled with objects recognizably from the past -- a rotary phone, record player -- as he rocks lazily in his chair. This is h...

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Eli Young Band, Jeff Bridges, New Music, Psychostick, Blue October, Album Reviews, Sly Stone, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

This week is full of funky flashbacks, false steps, and bad musical jokes. Sly Stone is still missing and Blue October can't get beyond the rage. Leave it to Jeff Bridges and his country heart to keep the week from being a total blow-out.

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Wilco Releases A Trailer For The Whole Love

Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Wilco, Wilco Album, Wilco Almost, Wilco the Whole Love, Wilco Art of Almost, Nels Cline, Jeff Tweedy, Music, New Music, Wilco New Album, Video, Culture News

We're almost there. Wilco put out a trailer for their forthcoming The Whole Love, and it will wake you up quicker than an espresso shot. The clip ...

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The Perfect Balance of Art vs. Science

Taryn Haight | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Ac Slater, Australia, Mercury Lounge, Band, Art vs. Science, Remix, New York City, Taryn Haight, Tour Dates, Electronic Music, Music, Live Music, New Music, Sxsw, Art vs Science, Download, Sxsw 2011, Entertainment News
Taryn Haight

I was reassured that not all was lost for live music the night I witnessed Art vs. Science rock a packed-out show earlier this year at Mercury Lounge.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Skying, Watch the Throne, Reviews, Steve Cropper, Kanye West, Album Reviews, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Horrors, Jay-Z, Hell or Highwater, New Music, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

It's tough to crack down on an album that's guaranteed from its conception to get vast amounts of unmitigated praise and hype, but this time the self-proclaimed royalty is just getting lazy.

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Laura Marling, 'Sophia'

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Laura Marling Sophia, Sophia Song, Music, New Music, Laura Marling, Laura Marling Musician, On Our Radar, Video, Culture News

British folk musician Laura Marling is only 21, but she's been getting critical acclaim across the waters for the past three years. She's already put ...

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Kia Makarechi

Why Honesty Makes Kanye West And Jay-Z's Album A Must Listen

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Swizz Beatz, Watch the Throne, Kanye West, Rap, Rappers, Dubstep, Music, New Music, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Jay-Z Music, Kanye Review, Hip Hop, Huffpost Review, Rza, Jay-Z, Hip Hop Review, Kanye Music, Video, Culture News

When I was in college, I used to be disgusted by the nightclub "system" -- bouncers who sniffed at nice people who didn't know how to dress or act ar...

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Richard Buckner, Mat Kearney, Trace Adkins, New Music, Greyson Chance, Album Reviews, John Hiatt, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

It's dudes only this week -- that is, if you consider 13-year-old Greyson Chance a dude. John Hiatt, Mat Kearney, Trace Adkins, and Richard Buckner are digging deep into American music roots and pulling out gold. Or at least shiny objects.

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