Jun 11, 2015 By Hays Davis My Morning Jacket

Curtis Mayfield. Prince. My Morning Jacket. If these three artists don’t immediately seem like natural peers, maybe you haven’t heard My Morning Jacket’s Jim James ease comfortably into an upper register while at the mic.

Jun 08, 2015 By Laura Studarus FFS

When one musician meets another, it’s traditional to end any conversation with a casual “let’s work together sometime.” But, as Sparks’ Ron Mael explains, when he and his brother/bandmate Russell Mael told Franz Ferdinand that they’d like to join forces, they actually meant it—even if it would take eleven years for their offer to come to fruition.

Jun 08, 2015 By Sarah Winshall Paul Dano

In some version or another, a film adaptation of Brian Wilson’s life has been kicking around Hollywood for a while. Luckily, it eventually fell into producer Claire Rudnik Polstein’s lap. Along with director Bill Pohland and writer Oren Moverman, they have created Love & Mercy, a fun yet unconventional biopic that truly honors Brian Wilson’s enormous musical and cultural legacy without falling into the trap of overt glamorization. With the primary goal of evoking Brian Wilson’s spirit and honestly retelling his life story, the filmmakers and the actors were able to work closely with Brian and his wife Melinda Ledbetter throughout.

Jun 08, 2015 By Laura Studarus The Legends

When The Legends’ Johan Angergård turned 40, the wheels came off.

Jun 05, 2015 By Laura Studarus Alpine

Lou James will tell you just about anything. It’s her band Alpine—from their revealing lyrics to social media presence—where anyone and everyone who asks will get an answer.

Jun 05, 2015 By Austin Trunick Web Exclusive

The new film, Testament of Youth, is a period drama based on writer Vera Brittain’s memoirs of the First World War. Brittain (played by Ex Machina’s Alicia Vikander) was a military nurse, and among the first young women accepted into Oxford University. Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington, Kingsman’s Taron Egerton, and Colin Morgan play the three young men close to Vera who join in their country’s war effort as soldiers.

Jun 05, 2015 By John Everhart Unknown Mortal Orchestra

New Zealand bands, in indie circles, will forever be synonymous with Flying Nun Records. For Jagjaguwar’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the brainchild of singer/guitarist Ruban Nielson (whose members also include bassist Jake Portrait and drummer Riley Geare), there are undeniable ties to the label, as Nielson’s first band,

Jun 03, 2015 By Lauren Down SOAK

For every overnight success story, there is an over-365-nights success story: When it comes to Derry, Northern Ireland-born Bridie Monds-Watson’s moniker SOAK, we’re talking about something a good seven years in the making.

May 21, 2015 By Laura Studarus Petite Noir

Yannick Ilunga is many things. A traveler who splits his time between London, England, and his home in Cape Town. A musician who crafts muted pop full of hypnotic chants, and sinuous, R&B inspired vocals under the name Petite Noir.