In the ’60s, the cheap music format was stocked in vending machines and embossed on cereal boxes. Now, magazines like Decibel and bands like Deerhoof are reviving the once-dead flexi disc.
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Criticism of Record Store Day — happening this Saturday — continues…
Of the more than 700 artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, only about 8 percent are women. Joan Jett is now one of them.
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. What happened to the remains of the late Gwar frontman David…
A new arrival on D.C.’s indie publishing scene, HIGHWAY is small but mighty. The magazine is deliberately pocket-sized, says its…
The second annual Funk Parade is getting its wish: D.C. will shut down U Street NW for the parade on…
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Tidal, a new streaming service from Jay Z, was formally introduced…
On new albums, Sufjan Stevens, Kendrick Lamar and Laura Marling all hold the world at a distance in order to embrace creation.
The folk music icon was hospitalized in Los Angeles after being found unconscious in her home Tuesday.
The premium streaming service, which will be owned in part by musicians, was unveiled in a star-packed ceremony. The first question it needs to answer: Can it attract listeners?
Renbourn co-founded the popular folk/jazz group Pentangle and was one of the most respected and influential acoustic guitarists in the world. He died this week at his home in Scotland; he was 70.
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Willie Nelson wants to be your weed dealer. [Daily Beast] Was heartthrob Zayn…
D.C. rapper Yung Gleesh, aka Asa Asuncion, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday after being charged with sexual assault in Austin,…
The Library of Congress has added 25 more recordings to its National Recording Registry, and they include Radiohead’s OK Computer,…
Police in Austin, Texas, have charged D.C. rapper Yung Gleesh — aka Asa Asuncion — with sexual assault. An arrest…
The singer-songwriter pulls back the curtain on her band’s beautiful-but-mysterious new album, Escape From Evil. “All of these songs are based in personal experience,” she writes.
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. Kendrick Lamar‘s new record To Pimp A Butterfly is out earlier than…
Today’s Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU dedicated nearly an hour to an eye-opening discussion about disability and accessibility in D.C.’s…
This month, thousands of bands, industry execs and people with the word “guru” in their Twitter bios are descending upon…
Bandwidth’s Friday roundup of local and not-so-local music news. A jury in Los Angeles says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams…