Guardian Music — Rome's Teatro dell'Opera theatre threatens to sue New York Met for poaching world-renowned Italian conductor Fabio LuisiOpera houses on both sides of the Atlantic have become involved in a tale of stolen talent, bitter recrimination and nasty injurie... more info

Guardian Music — Usher Hall, EdinburghMalcolm Martineau was as superlative a piano accompanist as ever, but there was no doubting who stood centre-stage for this recital. In persona as much as in voice, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila declares herself the grande dame ... more info

Guardian Music — Festival theatre, Edinburgh; Royal Albert Hall, London"Let your love be hallowed," croons a rhapsodic chorus to a married couple, mid-row, in Richard Strauss's bewildering masterpiece, Die Frau ohne Schatten. It's a hopeless case: Barak the dyer wa... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — On September 6, Charlotte Gainsbourg will release the Terrible Angels EP on Because Music/Elektra. The EP features two unreleased songs: the title track, written and produced by Gainsbourg's IRM collaborator Beck, and "Memoir", written by Conor O'Bri... more info

Altsounds — Elektra Records has announced the forthcoming release of “BOARDWALK EMPIRE® VOLUME 1—MUSIC FROM THE HBO® ORIGINAL SERIES,” the soundtrack to the critically acclaimed series from Terence Winter, EmmyÂÂ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs is a compilation album by American soft rock band, Bread, released in November 1977 by Elektra Records in the UK. It reached Number 1 on the UK Album Chart. The album was issued in the US in 1985 as Antholog... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the eponymous fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 13, 1991 through Elektra Records. Metallica produced five hit singles that are considered today among... more info

Guardian Music — 22 September 1968: Number 3 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOn 22 September 1968, Elektra Records' publicity director, Danny Fields, travelled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see the MC5's fusion of insurrectionary politics ... more info

Altsounds — Elektra recording artist Bruno Mars' third single “THE LAZY SONG” from his 2x Platinum-certified debut album “DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS” has reached #1 in the U.K. This chart position marks Mars' third consecutive singl... more info

Altsounds — Tapulous, part of Disney Mobile, and Grammy-award winning Elektra recording artist Bruno Mars are proud to announce their new Bruno Mars Revenge App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The app is inspired by the tracks and ar... more info