Pop and Rock Music

April 10, 2022

Jordan Mooney, an Avatar of Punk Style, Dies at 66

Swathed in rubber and glowering from spiked heels, she was a fearsome figurehead for a generation of disaffected English teenagers. Jordan Mooney, better known as simply […]
April 4, 2022

Grammys 2022 Best-Dressed

The Vegas evening was an exuberant reminder of why red carpets can be fun for both stars and fans. Ah, Las Vegas: It provides inspiration in […]
March 22, 2022

How Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens Navigate Pop

As she was preparing to release “Crash,” the glossiest album of her career as a solo pop artist, Charli XCX was in the doldrums. In December, […]
February 10, 2022

Hollywood’s First Family of Putting It Out There

On the first page of Will Smith’s recent memoir “Will,” the global superstar recounts a gruesome story of watching his father strike his mother in the […]
January 13, 2022

Alex Ebert, a Neo-Hippie Pop Star, Becomes a Guru

Alex Ebert, the lead troubadour of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, flips to the B side of his career: philosopher. “No matter what any rock […]
December 23, 2021

TikTok Made Them Famous. Figuring Out What’s Next Is Tough.

Before Charli D’Amelio became the most popular creator on TikTok — she currently has 132 million followers — she danced on the competitive contemporary-dance circuit in […]
December 15, 2021

Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back

There’s now a thriving cottage industry for content that re-examines the recent past through a contemporary critical lens. Is that a good thing? Time is an […]
December 11, 2021

Glyn Johns is a Fashion Favorite in 'The Beatles: Get Back'

The long-lost outfits of the Beatles sound man have made him an unwitting fashion favorite, five decades later. “It’s just cringe-making,” said Glyn Johns, the recording […]
November 4, 2021

After 14 Years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Finally Reunite

The duo worked with T Bone Burnett on the million-selling triumph “Raising Sand,” in 2007. Its sequel is once again an alternative to nearly all of […]
June 30, 2021

With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]