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(07/01/11 8:00am)
Lady Gaga’s recent notoriety revolves more around her garish outfits than the merits of her music; this we take for granted. But on her monumentally successful debut and follow-up EP, The Fame and The Fame Monster, pop culture’s freak queen proved that her music itself was worth the attention. The records produced a whopping seven hit singles, all of which demonstrated a keen ear for infectious, irreverent pop. Unfortunately, her new release, Born This Way, fails to live up to its precursors.
(07/01/11 8:00am)
You might think, after hearing Circuital’s first track, “Victory Dance,” that My Morning Jacket have returned to the moody psychedelia of their 2005 album Z. But the opener’s eerie, simmering crescendo is a red herring—the rest of Circuital is bright, luscious and exuberant.
(04/21/11 8:00am)
Most people don’t stop and think about the ramifications of reading romance novels.
(04/14/11 8:00am)
Press your ear to the pavement above the London underground and you might just hear, rumbling distantly below, the ghostly sounds of Burial. As his name suggests, the music of the elusive British dubstep artist, née William Bevan, is pointedly somber. His first two LPs, 2006’s Burial and 2007’s Untrue, set forth an eerie, industrial minimalism that evoked a sense of dread and decay. But Burial and Untrue were particularly notable for their rhythmic ingenuity, marrying epileptic syncopation with deep grooves. His new EP, Street Halo, maintains their morose atmospherics but takes those grooves even further.
(04/07/11 9:00am)
A production of Aida is a daunting endeavor, where success or failure hinges purely on the music. Luckily, the music in Hoof ‘n’ Horn’s new production is stellar.
(03/31/11 8:00am)
If John Darnielle’s not going to make you dance, he’ll at least make you think.
(03/24/11 8:00am)
The Bad Plus have covered everyone from Aphex Twin to Black Sabbath to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Next up: Igor Stravinsky.
(02/17/11 10:00am)
Does folk music still matter?
(01/27/11 10:00am)
Tomorrow night in Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke Performances will host new music ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche as they push forward the relationship between rock and classical music.
(01/20/11 10:00am)
With 2009’s The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists outdid themselves. The record was a mammoth achievement, a rock opera on par with Pink Floyd’s The Wall and the Who’s Tommy. With its epic scope and sonic experimentation—who knew Colin Meloy had such a knack for heavy metal?—it was their most ambitious effort to date. So when their new release, The King is Dead, consists of 10 mid-tempo folk-rock tracks, it feels like a step backward.
(01/13/11 10:00am)
Looking to volunteer abroad over the summer? It turns out that there are more options than just DukeEngage.
(12/09/10 10:00am)
Art Tatum has been dead for more than 50 years, but don’t tell that to Kip Frey.
(12/09/10 10:00am)
Sleigh Bells
(11/18/10 10:00am)
Jazz heads and Deadheads, rejoice. This weekend at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, local record label Abstract Logix is hosting the inaugural New Universe Music Festival, a two-day event that features some of the most influential figures in jazz and rock.
(11/11/10 4:05pm)
Is Boardwalk Empire the new The Wire or The Sopranos?
(10/28/10 8:00am)
Adolphe Sax. Laurens Hammond. Les Paul.
(10/21/10 8:00am)
Seeing as Lil Wayne released I Am Not a Human Being while still in prison, you can almost forgive him for it. Almost.
(09/23/10 8:00am)
Weezer’s newest release and their first on Epitaph, Hurley, can’t help but stand out due to Jorge Garcia’s beaming face on the cover. Yet, the cover may be the most original aspect of the album itself.
(09/09/10 8:21am)
New York City’s Electric Zoo music festival is more aptly-titled than the creators might have intended. What started as a two-day, multi-venue Mecca for techno music fans quickly devolved into a maelstrom of poor organization. For one, even getting into the concert venue on Randall’s Island was nearly impossible because there were about 40,000 people attempting to funnel through what looked like ten feet of open space.
(09/02/10 8:00am)
Listeners drawn to Mike Posner by way of his mixtapes are going to find a much different artist occupying 31 Minutes to Takeoff.
