When Ry Cooder recorded his first two albums, collections of songs by the likes of Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie that evoked the desperate times of the Great Depression, he could scarcely have imagined that 40 years later he’d be singing of the same old problems, but...

The Bouncer "is totally not a security guy," says Cedar Walton, the venerable 77-year-old Texan jazz-pianist who’s played beside John Coltrane, Max Roach and Art Blakey. This latest documentation of his art opens with a title-track that’s spirited and, yes, bounces along with a bright, airily...

More than many, more-fêted stars, Jennifer Lopez seems emblematic of 00s pop: slick, blinged-up, powerful and ambitious enough to overcome such peasantish problems as a lack of innate aptitude for the form. And, for a while, her attitude worked to superb effect: she's the quintessential "more great songs than you...

Still comprised of the original three members who started the group in 1972, Azymuth are approaching the end of their fourth decade together in a style all their own. Aurora continues the productive association they’ve had since the mid 1990s with London-based Brazilophile label Far Out, whose press release generously refers...

On the opening title-track from this former Maverick's latest disc, it takes Malo two minutes before he opens his mouth to sing. It's a grand entrance, heralded by a rush of retro-kitsch Mariachi surf music, which just about sums up where the artist is at, nowadays. Lip-splitting trumpet, Farfisa-oid...

Johnny Marr has revealed that he is set to begin writing his autobiography after signing a book deal.

Johnny Marr is a true indie icon. As the guitarist in The Smiths, the Manchester musician pulled the instrument away from its masculine connotations to craft of new language, a new means...

Federico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13. The record pulls from the personal transformation Aubele experienced in his time living in Berlin and the vibe of a city strongly associated with electronic music...

Federico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13. The record pulls from the personal transformation Aubele experienced in his time living in Berlin and the vibe of a city strongly associated with electronic music."Moving...

Posted on January 11th, 2011 by andPOP Staff

After 11 years off the market, Shakira is now single gentlemen. The Colombian pop star has broken up with her longtime agent/boyfriend Antonio de la Rúa, but the two remain close and business partners. She...

Shakira has called time on her 11-year relationship.

The Columbian-born singer and her boyfriend â€" Argentinean political advisor Antonio de la Rua â€" parted ways last August, but decided to keep the news their romance had ended private until now.

In a joint...