Music

Twenty five years ago this week, the world of the Grateful Dead was forever changed when Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack at 53. From band employees to Deadheads, many were shaken, but few more so than Garcia’s fellow bandmates. Drummer Mickey Hart, who joined the Dead in 1967 …

It’s a fairly familiar tale by now: An obscure album sees reissue after decades out of print, and the artist responsible gets to enjoy some overdue recognition. But in the case of Alan Braufman — a saxophonist, flutist, and composer whose 1975 debut, Valley of Search, a potent product of …

Steve Van Zandt hosts the second episode of his Virtual Roadshow Thursday, featuring Martha Reeves, the Motown star whose hits with the Vandellas include “Heatwave,” “Nowhere to Run” and “Dancing in the Street.” The show focuses solely on Detroit. Reeves will also debut a never-before-released pro-shot video of her performance …

Lana Del Rey recites her spoken word piece “Salamander,” from her recently released audiobook of poemsViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, in a video the singer posted Saturday on social media. https://thisforall.net/LanaDelRey/status/1289704402396184576 “Get out of my blood, salamander,” Del Rey reads from a manuscript in the grainy video. “I can’t …

Flying Lotus ventures deep into the surreal unknown in the new video for “Remind U,” a track off the producer’s 2019 album, Flamagra. The clip was directed by Winston Hacking and makes use of the psychedelic collage style Hacking previously used in his 2017 video for FlyLo’s song, “Post Requisite.” …

Jim James was on a long walk recently near his home in Louisville, Kentucky, listening to iTunes when one of his own songs popped up: “Spinning My Wheels,” a gorgeous, hymn-like ballad that he’d written in 2013. The track was from the scrapped sequel to My Morning Jacket‘s 2015 album …

Hidden within the new Taylor Swift album we were gifted with at the stroke of midnight is a teenage love triangle, told from distinct perspectives in three separate songs: “Cardigan,” “August,” and “Betty.” “I created character arcs and recurring themes that map out who is singing about who,” she explained. …

The Weeknd takes an animated look back at his chameleonic career in Abel Tesfaye’s new video for “Snowchild,” a track off the singer’s After Hours. The visual — directed by the D’ART Shtajio studio, the first black-owned animation studio in Japan — gives an illustrated look at Tesfaye’s many personas, …

When the guys in One Direction teased that they were doing something special to celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary this month, fans around the world started speculating that it was a big reunion announcement. Instead, the group announced that they would be releasing a trove of archival content, including music …

In a decidedly non-traditional year, superstar Carrie Underwood has joined countless fellow country artists to keep one musical tradition going. With six studio LPs to her credit and a string of sold-out tours, Underwood will releases her first Christmas album this fall. Titled My Gift, the Yuletide collection arrives September …