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Bill Pitman, guitarist in The Wrecking Crew, dies at 102

As part of the Wrecking Crew group of session musicians, Pittman played on The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,“ Frank Sinatra‘s “Strangers in the Night,“ The Ronettes‘ “Be My Baby,“ and many many more famous songs.

Sondre Lerche discusses the influences behind his great new album 'Avatars of Love'

We talked with Sondre Lerche about the musical, literary and cinematic inspirations behind his sprawling, brilliant new double album.

50 Great Music Documentaries to Stream Right Now

From ’90s ska to Nina Simone, from Anti-Flag to the history of hip hop, there’s something for everyone in this roundup of new and recent documentaries to stream.

Jesse Malin talks return of shows, made us two summer playlists

Summer is here, shows are back, and Jesse Malin has some music for the occasion. He’s playing 7 & 9:30 PM shows at City Winery tonight (6/25), and ahead of the shows, he penned a short essay on the return of NYC nightlife and made us two playlists…

Johnny Cash, Billie Holiday, Woody Guthrie, & more may become statues in Trump's 'Garden of American Heroes'

Also on the list for Trump’s proposed monument garden: Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, and many more.

32 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Willie Nelson (Frank Sinatra cover), Skinny Puppy’s cEvin Key (ft. Edward Ka Spel), Steve Earle (Justin Townes Earl cover), Gang Starr, Haviah Mighty, Chika, JER, Pharoahe Monch (sampling Black Sabbath), and more…

Black Marble tells us about his favorite cover songs; his covers EP is out this week

Black Marble’s new covers EP is out this week and ahead of that we got him to tell us about his favorite covers, including ones by The Clash, Minor Threat, Devo, Cat Power, and more…

Trini Lopez, ’60s musician & actor, dies of COVID-19 at 83; Dave Grohl pays tribute

Lopez scored a number of hits in the ’60s, acted in ‘The Dirty Dozen’ and designed a guitar that Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl has used on all their albums.

Pete Hamill was a music icon too: Bob Dylan liner notes, John Lennon interview, Frank Sinatra book

Legendary NYC journalist and novelist and Park Slope native Pete Hamill passed away at 85 on Wednesday. Among his many works were Grammy-winning Bob Dylan liner notes, a John Lennon interview in Rolling Stone, a Frank Sinatra book, and more…

Spike Lee shares short film paying tribute to NYC

””A Love Letter To It’s People. Plain And Simple,” Spike Lee says.
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