Guardian Music — Beastie Boys described the convoluted making of their new album, Wild Beasts let us play you theirs, and there's no one more patriotic than Beyoncé ...Five things we learned this weekBeastie Boys aren't moping about Adam Yauch's struggle against can... more info

Guardian Music — Steve Reich is a major influence on today's musicians, artists and film-makers. As the Barbican pays tribute, we ask some of them why – and the man himself talks about his heroesDavid Lang Composer, Bang on a Can All-StarsI worked in a record store... more info

DrownedInSound — Evan Ziporyn of Bang on a Can All-Stars shares an insight into how Balinese music influenced Steve Reich... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Todd Reynolds is a long-time member of The Steve Reich Ensemble and Bang on a Can, and a fixture on the international creative music scene for over twenty years.  A founder of the string quartet, ETHEL, he is also one of the founding fathers of the ... more info

DrownedInSound — On the 7th and 8th of May, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, we got some of the artists performing to talk about Rei... more info

DrownedInSound — On the May 7th and 8th, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, we got some of the artists performing to talk about their ... more info

Topix — Music of Steve Reich Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends , eighth blackbird, Kronos Quartet, So Percussion Carnegie Hall Saturday, April 30 Better than: The ritual, anniversary replay of news broadcasts from the morning of 9/11. There is no other way... more info

Guardian Music — Our critics pick the season's highlights: From Lady Gaga to Harry Potter, Coppélia to Tony Cragg, this summer has something for allMAY4 FILM The Tree of LifeThe much-delayed fifth feature from director Terrence Malick, snapped up by Icon for UK re... more info

DrownedInSound — What with the modern world’s rapid-fire state, where an album can be released, downloaded, listened to and discarded within the space of a single day, it can be difficult to find the time to sit and give an entire piece the attention it deserves. T... more info

Guardian Music — (Linn)Steve Reich's trademark mesmeric repetitions take on another quality here when they are lifted away from their intended scoring and given to percussion. Japanese virtuoso Kuniko finds new sonorities in Electric Counterpoint, written for guitars... more info