MTV.com News — Brad Fischetti and Devin Lima have both stayed in the business since band split up in 2002.By Gil Kaufman LFO Photo: Arista After his band's spotlight faded, LFO singer Rich Cronin, who passed away Wednesday, spent his time and appearing on... more info

Guardian Music — I've joined Britain's best opera company as it begins a whistlestop Asian tour. It's not quite rock'n'roll – but nearly"We're sending you out east. You're going to be embedded." Not words that often crop up on the books and arts beat, but despite m... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonWhat's in a title? Everything from a comprehensive statement of intent to an approximation of content would seem to be the answer, to judge from Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic's last Prom this season. Marking the ... more info

Guardian Music — René Jacobs is celebrated for his unconventional approaches to Mozart. And, with his latest release, he has plenty of surprises in storeYou never quite know what to expect as you peel the cellophane off a new René Jacobs recording of a Mozart opera... more info

Guardian Music — Petersen/Kaappola/Im/Behle/Schmutzhard/Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin/Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi, 3 CDs)This new Zauberflöte is likely to cause controversy on a number of fronts. Believing Emanuel Schickaneder's text to be the equal of Mozart's score, ... more info

Guardian Music — Inspirational artistic director of the Scottish Chamber OrchestraRoderick Brydon, who has died aged 71, was a leading figure in Scottish music-making and a conductor with an international reputation for more than a quarter of a century. As the first ... more info

Guardian Music — When red lights might not mean stop; What makes classical music classical music? Why Ludo and Monopoly players are good sportsWhen you're at the head of a queue of cars at a roadworks traffic light and you can clearly see no oncoming vehicles, is it ... more info

Guardian Music — Snape Maltings, AldeburghThe vibrant drive of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's Beethoven programme made this last night of the Snape Proms a memorable affair. The ACO is a crack ensemble, the playing strictly disciplined and streamlined. But they c... more info

Guardian Music — Keith/Dahlberg/Cooley/Berg/Handel and Haydn Society/Christophers(Coro)Harry Christophers is artistic director of the Boston-based Haydn and Handel Society, which embraces both a period-instrument orchestra and a 40-voice chorus. This account of the u... more info

Guardian Music — There's no greater joy than singing with your family, when it doesn't matter whether you're in tune, or if you don't know the wordsWe were floating in canoes down the Aveyron valley in southern France, the water shining and still, the banks silent. ... more info