Music

In 'Priscilla,' we see what 'Elvis' left out

Aisha Harris

Sofia Coppola's glistening take on Priscilla Presley's life with Elvis is immersive and sad. But who exactly IS Priscilla, anyway?
Suspect in Tupac Shakur's murder has pleaded not guilty

Anastasia Tsioulcas

Almost 30 years after the rapper's death, Duane Davis appeared in a Las Vegas court Thursday morning. Shakur has now been dead longer than he was alive.
Arts & Culture

A guide to the California Festival in San Diego

Julia Dixon Evans

The California Festival takes place Nov. 3-19 across the state, with dozens of distinct performances throughout San Diego spotlighting new musical compositions written in the last five years.
Science & Technology

How producers used AI to finish The Beatles' 'last' song, 'Now And Then'

Miguel Perez

Paul McCartney and producer Giles Martin used artificial intelligence to isolate John Lennon's vocals from an old demo to finally complete The Beatles' "last" song, "Now And Then."
For David Byrne, Talking Heads was about making emotional sense — not literal sense

Terry Gross

Byrne opens up about filming the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense and says the band's hit song "Burning Down the House" is a compilation of "non-sequiturs that have a kind of emotional impact."
Mighty Poplar shines a light on 'real deal' bluegrass

Stephen Kallao

Miguel Perez

The supergroup's self-titled debut album was a chance for five of the world's best bluegrass players to honor the genre's traditional sound.
Arts & Culture

San Diego weekend arts events: 'Korea in Color,' haunted theater and a 19th century courtesan

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: Contemporary Korean polychrome painting; San Diego Art Prize; a play about an "it girl" sex worker in 19th century England; haunted dance; spooky Shakespeare; Dìa de los Muertos; experimental bassoon; live music picks and more.
Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum tackles fatherhood and other life changes in a new album

Lindsay Totty

Musician Jack Tatum talks about becoming a father, and the new album Hold from his band Wild Nothing.
A band, a brand, a spectacle, a Sphere

Caryn Rose

U2 could sell out stadiums across the globe, but it would have been business as usual. At its Las Vegas residency, the band harnesses its superpower: relentless earnestness.
International

Northern Soul is thriving across the U.K. thanks to Gen Z looking to dance

Rebecca Rosman

"Northern Soul is inherently up-tempo, Black American music that never really made it in America," says Lewis Henderson, one-half of the Deptford Northern Soul Club in the U.K.