@sisario explains: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/a...

For Paul McCartney, songwriting isn’t only a job, a craft and an emotional outlet. It’s a compulsion and a craving. "It's just because I love it," he said. "I'm addicted.” Read our interview ahead of the release of his new album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane."

Yes, I heard McCartney's iPhone demos. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/a...

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

No one album (or 12 or 100!) could ever sum up his greatness but here are some starting points as we begin to take stock of this incalculable loss: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...

Happy 5/4. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFf... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz7Y... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryA6... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpqk... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA0U...

@Yahoo is spectacularly incompetent. Now I know.

"A complex series of adaptations to a hostile environment" .... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/a...

Odd meters, loops, syncopations, non-diatonic scales, big noses, crazed guitar tones, fast fingers hands and feet--what's not to love? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/a...

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/a... Come for the Dead and Bonnie Raitt, stay for the Ligeti and Schoenberg...

Amid everything, it's #BandcampFriday . Help sustain musicians.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a... Fear of music? From ben @sisario

Required reeding from Jesse Green. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/a... Gift link.

"I'll be knocking on the golden door..." RIP Bob Weir www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/a...

A deep dive from Ben Sisario. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...

Hey hey, my my....https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/arts/music/year-in-rock-geese-turnstile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.TQ1F.KSKW8W2wu5w7

Zigging and zagging, RIP Joe Ely www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...

#BandcampFriday reminder. Musicians can use the support.

JOHN TESH is somehow exactly who you think he is and completely not what you’d expect. I profiled another Long Island piano man as “Roundball Rock” returns to NBC. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/a...

Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.

Read this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/a...

Bad Bunny won five trophies at the 26th annual Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Karol G, Liniker, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and other artists also received awards. Here are eight of the most striking moments from this year's show.

Ultimate New York City rock in the NYT. "Horses! Horses! Horses!"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/arts/music/patti-smith-horses-anniversary.html

Low-fi meets "primitive" E Street...https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-nebraska.html

D’Angelo — the soul singer, songwriter and producer who died on Tuesday at 51 — released three studio albums of genre-crossing music. Here are 14 essential songs that show his extraordinary musical scope.

R.I.P. Hermeto -- definitive obit by Larry Rohter. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/a...

Another #BandcampFriday is here. Support musicians directly.

50 Years Ago, Bruce Springsteen Made a Masterpiece. It Wasn’t Easy. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...

A Critic's Notebook: ‘Fleetwood Mac’ at 50: A Marvel of Serendipity and Perfectionism www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/a...

RIP to an ultimate NYC musician. Eddie Palmieri, Latin Music’s Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/a...

Irreplaceable. Robert Wilson Expanded Our Sense of Theatrical Possibility www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...

Another month, another #bandcampfriday Support musicians directly.

Bruce Springsteen Reveals His Paths Not Taken www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/a...

He’s Ringo. And Nobody Else Is. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/a...

I'm gonna keep pushing this show it's FREE and celebrates WOMEN PLAYING INSTRUMENTS including the voice) and features percussion legend BOBBYE HALL and queens WENDY AND LISA and my young faves YASMIN WILLIAMS and MEI SEMONES and many more YOU SHOULD COME IF YOU CAN!!! JUNE 22 LINCOLN CENTER 7 P.M

Irreplaceable. E pluribus unum with maximum funk.

#bandcampfriday continues. Support musicians.

“I haven’t really done press in a long time.” Tracy Chapman, the singer and songwriter, has avoided the spotlight for years. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.” Read our exclusive interview.

The recording appears to be from the band’s 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/a...

a @Sisario gem: The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a...

A 4-hour #Oscars can include nominated songs and serious score excerpts, not snippets. Ran short anyway. Music can transform a movie--admit it.