jon hassell

Jon Hassell, trumpeter and avant-garde composer, has died

Trumpeter, composer and experimental musician Jon Hassell, who collaborated with Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Terry Riley, David Sylvian and more, has died at age 84…

listen to Jon Hassell's gorgeous new album 'Seeing Through Sound'

The second in Hassell’s Pentimento series, where he “paints with sound,” the album is a gorgeous sonic tableau that mixes jazz, ethereal soundscapes, film noir drama and glitchy downtempo electronics.

27 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Benny the Butcher, Unreal City, Katie Dey, Emmy the Great, Half Waif (Mirah cover), Liv.e, Teenage Halloween, Idle Hands, Jon Hassell, and more…

Jon Hassell GoFundMe launched to help the composer/trumpeter through hard times

“Jon is going through hard times now,” writes Brian Eno. “I feel that many of us owe him a debt of gratitude, so perhaps making a contribution to this fund is a way we can thank him.”

Art Feynman (Luke Temple) preps new LP, tells us what he's been listening to during COVID-19 lockdown

Luke Releases his third record as Art Feynman, Half Price at 3​:​30, on June 26 via Western Vinyl.

Primavera Sound 2019 lineup: Stereolab, Solange, Jarvis Cocker, Robyn, more

The 2019 edition of Primavera Sound goes down May 31 – June 1 in Barcelona, Spain and the lineup also includes June of 44, Tame Impala, Cardi B, Janelle Monae, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett, Guided by Voices, Kurt Vile, Big Red Machine, and tons more.

ICYMI: Jon Hassell released his first album in 9 years in 2018

Veteran trumpeter, ambient composer, and Brian Eno/Talking Heads collaborator Jon Hassell returned in 2018 with his first album in nine years, and it’s as vital as the work he was making four decades ago.

MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2018

Their #1 pick may surprise you.

Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting) & Cut Worms tell us their Top 10s of 2017

Jack Cooper pics his Top 10 Records of the year, Max from Cut Worms offers a little levity with “Top ten best ‘top 10 fail videos’ on YouTube”