Remembering Pere Ubu's David Thomas, a frontman who preserved chaos
Thomas' April 23 death at age 71 brings to a close one of the most significant avant-garde experiments ever conducted within the confines of pop music. Rock critic Ken Tucker reflects on his legacy.
Jazz Guitarist Jeff Parker Crosses Musical Genres On 'Suite For Max Brown'
Parker's breezy new album, which mixes live music with vintage synthesizers, draws on R&B, early hip-hop, droning electronica, jazz-funk, Afropop and flailing '60s-rock solos.
'Fresh Air' Celebrates Broadway Legend Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim, who turns 90 on March 22, composed the music and lyrics for Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company and other shows. He spoke about his career in musical theater in this 2010 interview.
!["This was one of the most memorable [performances]," conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin says of the Philadelphia Orchestra's March 12 concert, played to empty hall.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/This-Is-Why-We-Play-Amid-Pandemic-Philadelphia-Orchestra-Livestreams-Beethoven-818297693-1584712826.jpg)
Hank Azaria On 'Brockmire' And Why He No Longer Performs Apu On 'The Simpsons'
Azaria has voiced dozens of Simpsons' characters, starting with Mo the bartender. In the IFC comedy series Brockmire he plays a troubled baseball announcer who always speaks in his broadcaster voice.
Highly Watchable, Yet Lacking Spark: 'Little Fires Everywhere' Fails To Ignite
Hulu's new eight-part series uses the fraught encounter between two families — one well-off and white, one bohemian and black — to raise tricky questions about race and social class.
K-Pop Band BTS Proves Its Skill And Influence On 'Map Of The Soul: 7'
BTS' new record features songs that vary from grandly dramatic to impishly playful. The album's been a near-instant hit, selling over 2 million copies in its first two hours of release in South Korea.
