Musicians and fans have developed a new taste for an old format, but manufacturers largely stopped making players. Listeners are finding creative (and vintage) solutions.
Category: Music
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As Taylor Swift and Others Revive Cassettes, Fans Look for Tape Decks
Musicians and fans have developed a new taste for an old format, but manufacturers largely stopped making players. Listeners are finding creative (and vintage) solutions.
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An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape
The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.
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Kris Kristofferson: A Life in Pictures
After years as a struggling songwriter, he found his voice with a direct, evocative style that launched his decades-long career as a musician, actor and activist.
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Kris Kristofferson Stood by Sinead O’Connor as the Boos Rained Down
At a moment when the Irish singer had few people defending her, the country music veteran showed strong support.
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At a French Chateau in Chantilly, a Feast of Music and Nature
Starting this year, a series of musical weekends in Chantilly, north of Paris, is teaming up with a gardening festival for a program with bucolic themes.
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Kris Kristofferson, Country Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Dies at 88
He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” for Johnny Cash, before a second act in film.
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National Symphony Orchestra Players Go on Strike, Canceling Gala
The Washington-based group’s first work stoppage in 46 years came after management and musicians failed to reach a salary agreement.
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As ‘Saturday Night Live’ Starts 50th Season, Here’s What Cast and Crew Remember About the Debut
With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and others look back.
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‘SNL’ Debut Cast and Crew Look Back on 50 Seasons
With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and others look back.
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Katy Perry’s ‘143’ Is Bad. Her Timing Is Worse.
The pop singer’s latest LP, “143,” has been gleefully panned, but its musical faults aren’t as remarkable as Perry’s failure to read the current cultural moment.