There's a modification of an old joke that came to mind on Wednesday night. "What does a 70-year-old jazz legend get to play on his birthday at the Hollywood Bowl?" The answer for the great Herbie Hancock is, of course, anything he wants. Not that... more info

Dio Should've Done This: Have Your Ashes Pressed to Vinyl (Really). Death to Vinyl will covert human or animal ashes into playable vinyl. Someone grab a shovel—we've got to dig up every seminal music-maker of all time. U.K. music company Death... more info

The history of music, it seems, is replete with rocky transitions. Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra Records 60 years ago and is now back in the swing of things as senior advisor to Warner Music Group's Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman on the company's... more info

By Mark Saleski If you want to really scare yourself, wait until everybody else in the house has gone to bed, turn out all of the lights, and put the Kronos Quartet's Black Angels on the stereo. You will be assaulted with George Crumb's terrifying "... more info

Hear The Kora Band for free at Seattle's City Hall Plaza on Fourth Avenue on Sept. 2... more info

(UPDATED)A The net has been filled with rumors about who Goolgle might choose to head its new music initiative. I have no illusions that Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin and Larry Page pay any more attention to what I think than Tila Tequila does to writing... more info

SEPTEMBER 19 WILL BE DECLARED "FRANK ZAPPA DAY" IN BALTIMORE Details of events were announced today for the unveiling of a sculpture of Frank Zappa and celebration honoring the composer for the legacy of his music and his commitment to the First Ame... more info

NEW CASSANDRA WILSON ALBUM, "SILVER PONY," SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 9 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS; FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS RAVI COLTRANE and JOHN LEGEND Silver Pony, the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wi... more info

By Brent Baldwin The Recliners retrofit Cream, Billy Idol and Beastie Boys into lounge versions at nite clubs and venues throughout Richmond and the north eastern United States as well as the southwest and west coast. The Richmond music scene could... more info

Yoga, scheduled to be released on September 14th, is Putumayo's first CD release featuring songs selected to accompany yoga practice and serve as a relaxing soundtrack for daily life. Yoga features renowned musicians from around the world. British-b... more info