Billie Holiday
32 videos of Hal Willner’s ’80s series ‘Night Music’ that display his gift for weird, amazing collaborations
We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons…
Stealing Sheep tell us about starting their U.S. tour when COVID-19 hit, share quarantine playlist
”We were in a surreal position of being in the most exciting city in the world counting down the days we could leave and hoping for our own ruby slippers moment.” — UK trio Stealing Sheep on their experience of being in NYC when COVID-19 hit.
Rhiannon Giddens, Courtney Marie Andrews & more paid tribute to women rock pioneers in NYC (pics)
Wednesday night’s program, ”The Motherlode,” paid tribute to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and others through performances by Amina Claudine Myers, Courtney Marie Andrews, Rhiannon Giddens, Cleo Reed, Lizz Wright, Charenee Wade, Valerie Simpson and more.
The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire
Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.
Trevor Powers discusses what he's listening to on tour
The former Youth Lagoon frontman made a list that includes experimental composers Laurie Spiegel and Pamela Z, ambient pioneers Harold Budd and Tangerine Dream, grime vet Dizzee Rascal, vocal-jazz legend Billie Holiday, and more.
Billie Holiday's last NYC home is for sale (for 13 million)
You don’t have to be able to sing your heart out to own the former Upper West Side home of jazz great Billie Holiday, but you will need more than twice as much as you would have six years ago…
What's going on Tuesday? (A$AP Rocky, The Cribs, Alcest, Stars of the Lid, Besnard Lakes, Truly, Wet Nurse & more)
A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Danny Brown, Vince Staples @ Theatre at Madison Square Garden
If you’re a rap fan, there probably isn’t a better place to b in NYC tonight…
Apollo Theater to host ongoing hologram performances (Billie Holiday will be the first)
We’ve seen people bring out hologram performers before, but historic NYC venue The Apollo Theater will become the “first theater in the Untied States to offer presentations with hologram technology on an ongoing basis,” starting later this y…
Thurston Moore lists his favorite songs of all time
Chelsea Light Moving at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
Thurston Moore, the guitar visionary of Sonic Youth, Chelsea Light Moving and many other collaborations (he just wrapped up a residency at The Stone with various collaborators), is set to receive The Fly’s Living Legend Award in London this February, and ahead of that The Fly asked him to list his Favorite Songs of All Time…
