music
Atlanta symphony board majority locks out musicians for second time
September 29, 2014The intransigent board majority of the Atlanta Symphony, seeking to cut costs by firing orchestra members, locked them out, Sept. 6.
Read moreIndonesia elects working-class metalhead president
August 15, 2014Joko Widodo has become the president of Indonesia after winning 53.13 percent of the vote in the country's 2014 presidential election. He will take office Oct. 20.
Read more“Get On Up” says it loud: He’s Brown and he’s proud!
August 1, 2014Tate Taylor's well-directed Get On Up is the latest movie about tortured artiste who acts in self-destructive ways, a biopic about "The Godfather of Soul," James Brown.
Read more“Begin Again” features music industry and people
July 17, 2014Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, and several products of Apple, Inc. It's about producing and distributing music without the overhead costs or help of the traditional industry.
Read more“Pleasures of Being Out of Step”: Nat Hentoff, music, politics
July 16, 2014Even if its subject is unconventional, "Step" is conventionally crafted, including archival footage and photos, as well as original interviews .
Read more