Chronogram : Through the Lens of Elliott Landy: The Band, Dylan, and Woodstock →

Photographer Elliott Landy publishes a new two-volume set of Band photos and a live slideshow at Upstate Films’ Orpheum Theater on November 20, revisiting the brief, blazing years that defined Americana.

In Elliott Landy’s studio, there was a box he’d labeled “seconds.” Inside were the photographs that didn’t make it into his first book on The Band. Years after that 2015 volume was published, Landy opened the box, started flipping through the eight-by-ten work prints, and felt a shock of recognition. How did I leave that out? One image after another—favorites, forgotten. “At that point,” he says, “I knew I had to do a second book.”

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Relix: Larry Campbell Reflects on ‘Nebraska’ Live Sessions with Bruce Springsteen →

Larry Campbell’s list of performance and recording credits can hold its own next to any other. In five decades of performance, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer has lent his talents to ventures from some of rock’s most iconic artists of all time, including Levon Helm, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Linda Thompson, Little Feat, Mavis Staples and Bob Dylan, with whom he spent seven years on the Never Ending Tour. Now, he’s added Bruce Springsteen to that list by his part in the long-awaited live recreation of Nebraska.

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San Francisco Classical Voice : Angelique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma Make a West African Dance Party with "Sarabande Africaine" →

Cal Performances couldn’t have engineered a better season kickoff than a joyous collaboration between Beninese superstar singer Angélique Kidjo and cello maestro Yo-Yo Ma. "Sarabande Africaine" explores a whole new set of shapes. On “Lonlon,” Kidjo delivered her original lyrics for Maurice Ravel’s Bolero with the requisite dynamic calibration. She was at her Parisian best on “La Foule,” which set the chanson standard indelibly linked to Piaf to a galloping vals Peruano groove. And her Yoruban lyric for a theme from Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 5, recited by Ma in English beforehand, transformed the melody into a supplication for the safety of girls in conflict zones.

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The Hollywood Reporter : ‘Broken English’ Review: An Imaginative, Fittingly Eccentric Documentary Pays Starry Tribute to Marianne Faithfull →

An eternal “it girl” — charismatic, original and ahead of every curve right up until she died this year aged 78 — British singer-songwriter-actor Marianne Faithfull receives a fulsome, loving tribute with sui generis cinematic whatsit Broken English.

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Sari Schorr News: The Unbreakable Tour 2025 →

Sari Schorr has embarked on The Unbreakable Tour 2025, marking a year of exciting firsts and highly anticipated returns.
The tour will see Schorr headlining her very first show in Ireland at the renowned Harvest Time Blues Festival, making her debut in Denmark at the prestigious Blues Heaven Festival, and performing for the first time in Croatia at Boogalooin Zagreb. Beyond these debuts, The Unbreakable Tour 2025 will take her extensively across Germany, with long-awaited returns to Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, along with special stops in Budapest and Bratislava.With each performance, Schorr continues to build an international reputation for her powerful voice and commanding stage presence, promising audiences unforgettable moments on every stage she graces.

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FORBES : Carly Simon Charts Her First Hit On One List With A Decades-Old Tune →

Carly Simon is regarded as one of the most celebrated female voices in pop music history, both for her pioneering work as a songwriter and for her slew of hit singles. While Simon hasn’t released a new album in more than 15 years, she remains a legend and is highly regarded, especially among fellow singer-songwriters. Thanks to an exciting recent re-release of one of her most popular tunes, Simon is back on the charts in the United Kingdom — not with something brand new, but rather with a decades-old cut that has found a second life.

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American Songwriter : The Story Behind the Only Song Kris Kristofferson Ever Wrote for Roy Orbison and Never Recorded Himself →

Between the 1960s and ’70s, Kris Kristofferson and Roy Orbison moved within the same musical circles, crossed paths, and always had a mutual respect for one another. “Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I’ve ever known,” said Kristofferson.

By the mid-1970s, as Kristofferson’s career was thriving as a songwriter and actor, he wrote one song specifically for Orbison, a fellow—and newly returned—Monument Records artist, in 1976.

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American Songwriter : Watch: Kris Kristofferson’s Last Recorded Concert Will Bring a Tear to Your Eye →

The world still hasn’t recovered from the tragic loss of one of country and folk’s finest songwriters and musicians, Kris Kristofferson. He lived a full and incredible life, and his music will live on forever in our ears and hearts. Kris Kristofferson performed his final concert at Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday party at the Hollywood Bowl in April of 2023. And the whole thing was quite a star-studded affair.

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Le Figaro : Grandeur Nature, le nouvel album de Florent Pagny, sortira le 12 septembre →

Un retour tant attendu. Un peu plus de trois ans après avoir annoncé à ses fans être diagnostiqué d’un cancer du poumon, Florent Pagny prépare la sortie du 21e disque de sa carrière. Intitulé Grandeur nature et composé uniquement de chansons inédites, il sera dévoilé le 12 septembre prochain, précise le chanteur français.

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Forbes : Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman On ‘The Long Way Home’, Friendship And Unexpected Detours →

The final episode of The Long Way Home is now streaming on Apple TV+. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman spent the entire summer traveling across Europe on their bikes and they visited about 17 countries, from Scotland to Sweden, Austria, Finland and France. We often say that going on a trip with a friend can become a great friendship -and personality- test, especially when the trip in question might include perilous situations and weather hazards. McGregor and Boorman have been best friends since the 1990s, so I asked them if they had learned something new about each other and about themselves during this fourth trip together.

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BBC : Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star →

Musical icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to be selected for a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kidjo, who comes from the West African country of Benin and has won five Grammy awards, was among the 35 names announced as part of the Walk of Fame's class of 2026 list.

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That Eric Alper : ‘This Wheel’s Still On Fire’ Exhibit Celebrates Levon Helm’s Enduring Legacy

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame is honoring a rock-and-roll legend with its newest display, This Wheel’s Still On Fire: The Legacy of Levon Helm. The exhibit, curated by Museum Collective, will feature never-before-displayed items, including personal photographs, instruments from members of The Band, tour memorabilia, awards, and interviews with friends and fellow musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Max Weinberg, and more. This Wheel’s Still On Fire will also allow guests to follow in Helm’s footsteps and play the drums, as Ramble Band guest drummer and multi-instrumentalist Charley Dayton provides a video tutorial.

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Entrevue.fr : Florent Pagny makes his big comeback with “T'aimer encore”, an ode to life and love →

After a three-year battle with cancer, Florent Pagny returns with a moving song written by Vianney. “T'aimer encore” marks both a new musical chapter and a personal victory. He hadn't performed since announcing his illness in January 2022. This Friday, May 2, 2025, Florent Pagny surprised his fans by unveiling "T'aimer encore," a new song written by his partner Vianney. A piece that is both poignant and luminous, a true declaration of love to his wife Azucena, but also a message of hope for all those who, like him, are fighting the disease.

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American Songwriter : The Rockstar Marianne Faithfull Called an “Outlaw Gentleman” With “Catholic Taste” →

As one of the most prominent female musicians of the 1960s British Invasion, Marianne Faithfull rubbed elbows with countless rockstars. Big egos, larger-than-life personalities, and a propensity for debauchery were all part of the music industry deal. But surprisingly, Faithfull had some of the highest praise for a rocker typically associated with the epitome of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

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The Guardian : ‘I always thought it would be amazing to be the first person to play a role’ : Ewan McGregor on his return to the UK stage →

As the star teams up with director Michael Grandage for his first West End part in 17 years, the pair discuss the thrill of putting on a new play, how it updates Ibsen for our times – and a Trainspotting-esque toilet encounter in Russia

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American Songwriter : The Song Kris Kristofferson Wrote for Carly Simon During Their Brief Romance →

When Simon was working on her second album Anticipation during the summer of ’71, Kristofferson offered her a song, “I’ve Got to Have,” which she recorded as the closing track. The song, which was released as a single in Australia, reached the Top 10, while her title track went to No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

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Far Out Magazine : Mu Major : The chord that Steely Dan invented →

The duo invented their own chord, which they could use to give their songs a jazz feel without being overly jazzy. It was called the Mu Major, and it was similar to a suspended second chord; however, it contained a major or minor third, which you don’t tend to see when dealing with suspended chords. This meant that they could play standard minor and major chords, but give them more texture without making the track sound too jazzy.

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Forbes : Amy Helm Salutes Women’s Voices And Reveals Her Woodstock Faves →

Tourists have flocked to Woodstock, New York since the late 1960s, when word got out that rock stars and other musicians had moved there, and the town lent its name to the biggest event in rock music history, 1969’s Woodstock Music & Art Fair. Musician Amy Helm was born a year later in Woodstock and has seen the town’s popularity grow. Today, she only has warmth for visitors and reveals to them her favorite things locally and in the Hudson River Valley.

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CBC : Angélique Kidjo's life and work is defined by one thing — freedom →

Kidjo is known as a legendary singer, a five-time Grammy winner and one of the most lauded African artists of our time, but her path in music was almost cut short. Looking back, her life and work has really been defined by one thing : freedom.

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The Guardian : Marianne Faithfull: posthumous EP to be released for Record Store Day →

Four new songs recorded by Marianne Faithfull in the year prior to her death are to be released for Record Store Day on 12 April. Burning Moonlight was due for announcement in February, but postponed following Faithfull’s death on 30 January at the age of 78.

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