In October, Blue Note Records will release a Leonard Cohen tribute album called Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen. Produced by Larry Klein, Here It Is will feature contributions from Peter Gabriel (“Here It Is”), Norah Jones (“Steer Your Way”), Sarah McLachlan (“Hallelujah”), Mavis Staples (“If ...

Here’s how Rage Against The Machine got down in the ’90s: When asked to contribute a song to the soundtrack of a soulless and witless summer blockbuster, they came out with a towering banger about the way that mass-media consumerism renders us soulless and witless. Cynical? Self-contradictory? Sure! Plenty of people missed th...

Travis Barker — the blink-182 drummer, pop-punk superproducer, and Kardashian-affiliated tabloid fixture — alarmed many onlookers by tweeting “God save me” on Tuesday, the same day he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. It later came out that Barker had complained of cramping and was being treated ...

In recent months, the Chemical Brothers have been gearing up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their beloved 1997 album Dig Your Own Hole. They’re giving it the big anniversary reissue treatment, with various packages and limited edition vinyl. They’ve also been unveiling some unreleased material from those days. They&...

Killer Mike has his own talk show called Love & Respect, which airs through various PBS and NPR affiliates. This past week’s episode featured an interview with Jack White — billed as “Part 1,” so expect more to come. White talked about his early White Stripes days, his recent return to upholstery,...