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With his third album, 'Leap of Faith', Arnab Sengupta, shows all the hidden treasures that can lie in so-called "sophisticated pop."
Neil Young is a paragon of artistic output and integrity. Few artists of any medium have maintained such a consistent rate of production for so many years. So let’s take a look at what artists can learn from his example.
With a career stretching as far back as the late '70s, Jane Siberry has practically covered the whole ground set in the definition of "art-rock" and beyond, garnering that cult artist status so many have strived for, but few have attained.
The number of pop artists that have chosen to go avant-garde is extremely small, but none went so far as Noel Scott Engel, a guy from Ohio better known as Scott Walker. The British daily “Guardian” aptly put it, he is “Andy Williams reinventing himself as Stockhausen.”
At the moment, there is a plethora of jazz artists who are bringing something new, reviving previous forms in the right way, or just crossing borders that garner more attention - with some of them on the verge of attaining wider acclaim.
Hal Willner, to many music fans known as the true artist of tribute albums, was also a renowned producer and longtime staffer of 'Saturday Night Live.' Tributes from well-known names in music have been pouring in.
Just who was this blind, six-foot tall composer, musician, instrument inventor who dressed in homemade Viking garb and went under the name of Moondog?
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With 'RiverChants', The Silence Collective presents an experimental and very engaging view on one of the elements of our environmental crisis.
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Jeff Novotny and his JAZZPRJKT take the risky jazz experimentation route on "Cygnus X-1" and come through unscathed.
We're pleased to present "Nowhere Left To Go," the latest art pop single from Brooklyn-based quintet Populuxe.
What is Krautrock? And how has this weird era of eclectic music from West Germany in the '60s and '70s come to influence so much in music still to this day? Let's take a look.
Sources are reporting that David Lynch has agreed with the streaming giant Netflix to write and direct another project for them - in a limited series format.
So, what is the story of Robert Wyatt? A cult icon who's influence on modern British music is undeniable and who's been dubbed as ‘the saddest voice in modern music?’
Serge Gainsbourg's home has become a shrine for fans around the world, and now, starting on September 20th, it will be open to the wider public.
Songwriter, musician, actor, writer, humorist, and everything in between, Tom Waits has lived a colorful, avant-garde life and is truly one of the most talented artists America has ever produced.
George Clinton, songwriter, vocalist, producer, and bandleader has been described as a "genius" and a "pioneer" of funk music, but he is also a man who has had to fight for his rightful place in the annals of popular music.
The German museum has prepared a two-month-long multimedia program that will feature a "Moon Machine" which will display unheard Moondog pieces and new compositions, as well as visualize sounds and ideas.
Akira Rabelais - a composer/software developer/project manager(?) who exudes mystery and tongue-in-cheek-references in everything he does, makes you walk through forked paths, all inspired by one of his favorite writers, Jorge Louis Borges.
If you're a fan of any form of rock & roll, then chances are you've heard the influence of legendary musician Mose Allison.
Scott Walker, one of the most innovative and enigmatic figures in modern music has passed away at the age of 76.
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On 'II' French trio Bada-Bada show what a combination between jazz and techno should sound like.
'Lanquidity' has reached legendary status over the years and is widely considered one of the most accessible projects from the notoriously eccentric jazz icon.
As was the case with his son Jeff, Tim Buckley had both an incredible songwriting talent and an even more incredible, multi-octave voice. Also like his son, he's become a cult icon in his own right.
Serge Gainsbourg will always be remembered as a giant in French music, and his legacy is truly one-of-a-kind, full of musical experimentation, urban legends, and of course, scandal.
