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A Movie About Brian Eno Is Never the Same Twice Thanks to Software

Thanks to a software program, the length, structure and contents of the movie are reconfigured each time it’s shown. It’s the only way the musician...

Santana and Rob Thomas’s ‘Smooth’ at 25

Santana’s track featuring Rob Thomas turns 25 this week. Why is it still a rock blockbuster?

Peter Gordon, Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Is Starting His Own Record Label

Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his own record label.

With ‘Tommy’ Revival, Pete Townshend Is Talking to a New Generation

He’s also still working through his childhood trauma. Considering his musical’s legacy, he sees a story about how “we prevail ultimately, by turning toward the...

How Ingrid Michaelson Made ‘The Notebook’ Into a Musical

Family history is “wrapped up in these songs,” said the singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who is making the leap to Broadway with an adaptation of the...

How Kingsley Ben-Adir Became Bob Marley

Despite little outward resemblance, the actor worked for months to get the look, sound and movement right for the new film “Bob Marley: One Love.”

How ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Got the ’80s Right

The Netflix documentary revels in nostalgia. But the heart of the film spotlights the relationships between the pop superstars who recorded “We Are the World.”

How Shane MacGowan Made ‘Fairytale of New York’

The duet between the Pogues frontman and the singer Kirsty MacColl portrays lovers who turn viciously against one another on Christmas Eve.

Kiss Loves to Say Goodbye. Is Its Rock ’n’ Roll Really Over?

Farewell tours are one of pop music’s signature moves. But there’s reason to believe Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are throwing in the towel for...

Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album

He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his inspirations were more sober, and...