Shore Fire Sarah Brightman is about to go where no professional musician has ever gone before. The iconic English soprano has, like so many other artists, been dreaming of blasting off into orgbit for most of her career, and in 2015, she'll take a journey to the International Space Station. And while she's prepping for the trip, which ...

Shauna Farnell Last night, Tegan and Sara played the first of two shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Mixing classics with songs off their new hit record Heartthrob, the Quins more than made up for their recently postponed shows at the venue. Check out our gallery below for photos and a quick recap of the show. ...

Steve Gullick Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis spent his youth immersed in the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails, so when he and his four bandmates had the opportunity to put their third album, Holy Fire, into the capable hands of Flood and Alan Moulder, it was pretty much a no-brainer. This is coming from a band rather ...

Douglas Mason, Getty Images Ziggy Marley believes reggae will never be what it was in his father's day, but he's doing his best to keep the genre's spirit alive. He's also doing cartoon voices for his Marijuanaman comic, has his smiling mug on a line of food products and is releasing a live record from his latest extensive tour. And it's ...

Fredrik Etoall Caroline Hjelt, half of Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop, insists there is something special about Sweden that accounts for the country's long track record of globally adored musicians. "People always ask us if there is something in the water and the answer is 'yes,'" she says. "The water tastes like a lick from heaven. In ...

Shauna Farnell for AOL At New York's Bowery Ballroom on Monday night, Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara reflected on how returning to New York City always reminds her of the band's first trip here and when Spin referred to their early albums as "folk-Wiccan nightmares." "I don't know what they'd call us now," Tegan chimed in. ...

Shauna Farnell Covering up the beginning of her pregnant belly with her acoustic guitar, Ani DiFranco paused for a moment to acknowledge the incessant squeals and running commentary shouted from various disembodied voices at the sold out Brooklyn show on Friday night. "I know. I'm gonna miss you, too," she said. "I'm fixin' to take a ...