Kathleen Hanna’s Music Says a Lot. There’s More in the Book.
In “Rebel Girl,” the punk frontwoman reveals the story of her life — the men who tried to stop her, the women who kept her going and the boy who made her a mother.
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CreditOK McCausland for The New York Times He’s Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Connecting Minimalism to Disco
Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his own record label.
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The superstar’s 11th album is a 31-song excavation of her recent relationships that is not universally loved. Our pop team dissects its sound, themes and reception.
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CreditCaroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock For Her Met Opera Debut, Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs ‘El Niño’
In an interview, Blain-Cruz explained why an oratorio like John Adams and Peter Sellars’s “El Niño” is more difficult to stage than the usual opera.
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Yunchan Lim’s collection of Chopin piano études, a new recording of Terry Riley’s “In C” and works by Marc-André Hamelin are among the highlights.
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The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and the conductor Marin Alsop.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Cristian Macelaru, Decorated Maestro, to Lead Cincinnati Symphony
He will begin a four-year term as the orchestra’s music director in the 2025-26 season, succeeding Louis Langrée.
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CreditInquam Photos/Via Reuters Costuming a Small Army of Virgins for the Met Opera’s ‘El Niño’
The challenge for Montana Levi Blanco, the Tony-winning costume designer for John Adams’s oratorio, was how to keep straight so many Marys.
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Olga Neuwirth’s “Keyframes for a Hippogriff,” a chaotic explosion of postmodernism, had its American premiere, conducted by Thomas Sondergard.
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Music Is More Than Just Sound
SFMOMA explores the galaxy of visual and technological design that has long revolved around the music we love.
By Chris Colin
RZA of Wu-Tang Clan Has Beef With Meat
The rapper, producer, actor and vegan talks about the connections between meat and masculinity, animal welfare and the environment.
By Cara Buckley
8 Songs From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024
Listen to soon-to-be inductees Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest and more.
By Lindsay Zoladz
Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
Nine years after the release of the album that changed his life, the saxophonist is bringing new collaborators and new parts of himself into his work.
By Hank Shteamer
Review: It’s All Right to Groove to Huey in ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’
The new musical doesn’t take itself too seriously and has many winning moments — almost enough to eclipse the weaknesses of its story.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The ChartsFuture and Metro Boomin’s Second Joint LP Opens at No. 1
The Atlanta rapper and producer’s “We Still Don’t Trust You” reached the top of the Billboard 200 before the expected arrival of monster numbers from Taylor Swift next week.
By Ben Sisario
Mdou Moctar’s Guitar Is a Screaming Siren Against Africa’s Colonial Legacy
“Funeral for Justice,” the musician from Niger’s album due next month, amps up the urgency in his work: “I want you to know how serious this is.”
By Ben Sisario
Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long) album, some seem to finally be feeling fatigued.
By Matt Stevens and Shivani Gonzalez
Bob Heil, Whose Innovations Enhanced the Sound of Rock, Dies at 83
A groundbreaking audio engineer, he provided the large-scale systems that brought tours by the Who and the Grateful Dead to life.
By Alex Williams
How ‘Stereophonic’ Made Musicians Out of Actors
The new Broadway play conjures a group as dazzling as peak Fleetwood Mac. This is how five actors with limited training (one never held a bass) became rock stars.
By Alexis Soloski
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