Eric Ducker

Across eight weeks and two cities, Oberst has played over 100 different songs with over 50 different musicians. The Bright Eyes frontman explains why he took on this challenge and whether he’ll ever do it again.

For “Hyperdrama,” Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay’s first album in eight years, the duo added genre experiments and guests to its arsenal of bangers.

After 40 years and more than 25 million copies sold, what story does ‘Legend’ tell us about Bob Marley and the people listening to it?

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to identify samples in music. Is it an existential threat to the art form or just a new snitch to outsmart?

With movie theaters eager to bring in ticket-buyers looking for communal events, concert films, if done right, may be able to provide those moments.

The members of the Strokes tribute band Juicebox, like the crowds they draw, are predominantly Latino.

Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews.

The 23-year-old British singer-songwriter Robin Skinner has a listenership devoted to his sensitive (but not despairing) music.

The prolific Philadelphia songwriter returns with a new album. Is it too polished? Is it too weird? Or maybe it’s just all about dogs.

Director Brett Morgen discusses ‘Moonage Daydream,’ his David Bowie documentary freakout that’s not exactly a documentary.

In conversation with the xx singer about his revealing new solo album, Hideous Bastard.

On her new album ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen,’ the L.A. by way of Cincinnati musician continues to redefine her destiny.

Screaming out the lyrics to “Teenagers” and holding each other tight to Dashboard Confessional, at emo parties around the country, crowds are through being cool.

Shane Drake has directed videos for Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, and dozens of other bands. This is his guide to making essential emo visuals.

As festival season returns in full for the first time since the pandemic started, promoters and artists see that the way forward may be to look backward