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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…

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.

Record Store Day announces 2016 exclusive titles

This year’s RSD exclusives include David Bowie picture discs, a vinyl pressing of the famed ‘C-86’ comp, the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, and lots, lots, lots, more.

Akron/Family released a live album ahead of new studio LP; Miles Seaton tells us his top cassettes played in his new car

Akron/Family at LPR in 2010 (more by Anna Scialli) Freaky folkies Akron/Family released Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT in 2011, and they’ve announced that they’re planning on releasing a followup in 2013…

'Cadillac Records' - a movie starring Beyonce as Etta James

Beyonce Knowles has signed on to play blues singer Etta James in “Cadillac Records,” a 1950s period film about the founder of Chicago’s Chess Records and his lineup of stars…