Altsounds — On March 3rd, 2009, legendary hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash releases ‘The Bridge’ on Adrenaline City Entertainment via Strut, his first high profile studio album since his final recordings for Elektra back in 1987. “As ... more info

JamBase — TRUMPET HEAVYWEIGHT PASSES AWAY Jazz legend Freddie Hubbard passed away in Sherman Oaks Hospital on December 29, 2008 in Sherman Oaks California at the age of 70. The cause of death was complications of a heart attack he suffered on November 2... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — 10. The Clouds - Thunderhead (1995 US) In 1995 Elektra tried to jump on the bandwagon of the popular Riot Grrl movement being propelled by Sleater-Kinney on the indie scene and exploited by Cunty Love & Hole on the mainstream. What they found was ... more info

Express Newspapers — FOR A truly cathartic evening, hasten to Covent Garden for Elektra, Richard Strauss's gory take on the fall of the House of Atreus. more info

Pasta Primavera — I don’t know if I’ve said this before, but I’m a sucker for good bedroom electronic pop.  I guess that’s why California’s Hearts Of Palm UK hooked me so quickly.  Profuse organ melodies clothe the soft and engaging vocals of Erica Ele... more info

Guardian Music — Much has been made, throughout Elektra's history, of its relationship to Freudian theory. Written during the emergence of the psychoanalytic movement, Strauss's opera reflects both its methodology and preoccupations by probing successive layers of di... more info

The Telegraph — AFTER two decades building a solid British reputation for her stamina, reliability and versatility, Susan Bullock has sprung into the world-class league of dramatic sopranos, performing the Wagnerian repertory in international houses with considerabl... more info

Guardian Music — London: Elektra | Klang | War Requiem | Boris Godunov more info

Pitchfork — Nada Surf will issue their entire catalog of studio albums on vinyl for the first time with the release of a Barsuk box set the label is calling Vinyl Box Set 1994-2008. The set will feature all five Nada Surf full-lengths, from their Elektra debut H... more info

Altsounds — Our Bright Future will be released by Elektra Records on November 10, 2008. Recorded this summer in Los Angeles with Larry Klein (Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux), the album comprises 11 new songs written by Tracy, including the... more info