By Melissa Caruso In the past decade, plummeting record sales have focused both fan and artists’ interest on live shows. Since 2008, musicians have made more money performing than selling … Read more

By Emma Hernandez and Allison Johnelle Boron Vinyl truly never gives up. In a rise of phoenix-like proportions, records have seen a resurgence that no one predicted among a demographic … Read more

Music and film alter our daily lives even if we don’t hear the music or see the film, because both change society; when those two forms meet perfectly, the union … Read more

It all started with the pots and pans,” Lenny Kravtiz remembers. “I viewed it as an instrument, and I was very serious about it. I was going to the sink and pulling … Read more

DETROIT dominates the headlines with its dwindling economy, former mayor’s jail term, and its creation of a brand of documentary filmmaking called “ruin porn” that focuses on its once majestic … Read more

by Béla Fleck The world’s most innovative banjo player talks about the history and scope of his instrument, and why he still practices eight hours a day. Photograph by Faith … Read more

STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL NATKIN From early cave drawings to the digital cameras of today, civilization has been recorded. When anything happened, someone documented it, and these records have … Read more

by Suzanne Cadgene Literally millions of people make music—some as expertly as the rich and famous professionals—but the vast majority never become professional musicians. Success* in the music industry results … Read more

In the film Chasing Sound!, about legendary musician and inventor Les Paul, the performer, celebrating his 92nd birthday at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, calls a woman … Read more