Mark Ronson released his album Uptown Special back in January, and if you’re unfamiliar with Ronson’s backstory, then Tom’s Album Of The Week review is well worth your time. Breaking from the endless (though not unwelcome) string of televised “Uptown Funk!” performances, Ronson instead brought My...

Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp have declared that their upcoming LP, appropriately entitled The Inevitable End, will be their last release to adhere to the traditional album format. We’ve already heard “Skulls.” Now they’ve shared the Jamie McDermott collab “You Know I Have To Go,” ...

Skrillex was tasked with putting together this year’s Bonnaroo Superjam and he curated a star-studded lineup, including Lauryn Hill, Warpaint, Zedd, Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger, A$AP Ferg, Janelle Monáe, Thundercat, and more. Most of the artists stuck to covers, with Warpaint doing their take on Technotronic’s “...

I met my wife at a Britpop dance night. This was January 2003 at Underground, the monthly Britpop night at the Ottobar in Baltimore, right at closing time. The last song had just played (the Jam’s “Going Underground,” just as it was every month), and I was in the back of the room, looking for [...]

After years stuck in production purgatory, James Brown’s biopic, Get On Up, is finally coming out this year. The film is directed by Tate Taylor of The Help, produced by Mick Jagger, and stars Chadwick Boseman, who recently played Jackie Robinson in 2013′s biopic 42, as Brown. It’s planned for an August release, whi...