Music Review: Inhabiting the Spirits of Songs, While Letting Them Speak for Themselves
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In recitals David Daniels does as he likes, and if that means opening a concert with a Brahms group, as he did on Monday evening at Zankel Hall, who will complain?
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Modern marvels like game consoles and T-shirts that make air guitarists' phantom riffs audible further blur the line between the real and virtual worlds. Commentary by Momus.
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Tycho:   One of the questions during a a panel at PAX had to do with the italicised line at the end of each day's post.  They're almost always song lyrics, and back before we were paying for bandwidth (and before RIAA rape gangs were prowling the web) these lines used to link directly to the MP3.  I maintained the practice afterward because it's sort of like a song of the day, and I like the idea that someone might be struck by a strange turn of phrase and seek out a piece of music.  It also serves as a gauge of my mental state at the moment.  Today's song, for example, is Stan Rodgers' incredible live version of the sea shanty "Rolling Down To Old Maui," which Pandora kicked out after about a week of tuning the station.  I've listened to it about thirty times today.    The person who asked the question at the con complimented my musical tastes, and I accepted the compliment, but I'm almost always late to the scene.  I just bought Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights," for chrissakes.  I'm mostly lucky to know people who do have unique library.  I told him I would mention a few of my favorite bands on the site, but then I forgot.  Essentially, it's music that cool people were listening to a decade ago (where applicable).  I am a musical carrion bird.    He wanted me to list off a few bands, and I said I would last week, but then I forgot.  These are the first ten albums I could think of.    "Starless" by Shiner
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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A hipper niche of kid music is encouraging a curious form of parental connoisseurship, where ÂHigh FidelityÂ meets high chairs.
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Bob Dylan's songs may have spoken for a generation in the 1960s, but Dylan says he never saw himself as more than a singer-songwriter.
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Interesting music does not tell us to be good or bad. It asks only to be admired. Getting great music and simple faith together happens, but with difficulty.
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Can digital musicians, artists and other media creators free themselves from the tyranny of popular software design? Commentary by Momus.
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The composer and musician shares his stylish essentials.
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The singer's new album shows that pop Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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Both Radiohead and a former Talking Head have advice for young artists on navigating the chaotic music industry.
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Where âControlâ might have been literal-minded and sentimental, it is instead enigmatic and moving, much in the manner of Joy Divisionâs best songs.
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An itty-bitty movie with a great big heart, âColma: The Musicalâ is about how we learn to give voice â joyfully, honestly, loudly â to the truest parts of ourselves.
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Three new albums prompt the question: How do we explain playing something (a lot) that we donât even like that much?
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Hip-hop and rock, onstage together: itâs an idea whose time has come. And gone. And come again. And gone again. And so on.
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The philharmonicâs program, âPainters of Sound,â brought together John Coriglianoâs âPied Piper Fantasyâ and Berliozâs âSymphonie Fantastique.â
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Not long ago, a journalistâs toolkit consisted of a notebook, a pen, and a camera. But thanks to the growth of rich media in online news sources, journalists can now complement the words and images in their articles. âTelling Stories with Sound,â the first in a series of such articles, explores the growing role audio plays in journalism, helping writers craft richer and more dynamic stories for their readersâand listeners.