Nicole Oran

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  • Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones Share Thoughts After Phil Everly's Death

    Phil Everly passed away Jan. 3 after complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was a longtime smoker. The Everly Brothers made a huge pack on the industry, specifically with their tight-knit harmonies that influenced many other artists today, including Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones who released the tribute album Foreverly in November.

  • Starbucks Releases 'Music for Little Hipsters'

    A lot of today's millennial generation grew up listening to bands their parents liked, which probably included some classic rock, The Beatles, maybe some Billy Joel and Elton John. But now that some of them are having little ones of their own, what are they playing around the house? Starbucks has released an album that is directed to provide tunes for the newest young ones called Music for Little Hipsters.

  • PJ Harvey Curates BBC Radio 4 Show 'Today' [LISTEN]

    PJ Harvey was selected as one of the holiday guest editors for the BBC Radio 4 program "Today" and just worked on a 3-hour-long segment that featured Julian Assange, Ralph Fiennes, journalist John Pilger, former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams and Shaker Aamer, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.

  • 'Drinkify' Your New Year's Eve Party Playlists

    New Year's Eve is traditionally one of the biggest party nights of the year, and as we all know (those of us who are of age), parties can equal generously partaking in alcoholic beverages. Everybody has their drink of choice, but with inspiration from Drinkify, party playlists can be matched up with a particular beverage.

  • Courtney Love Alludes to Hole Reunion

    Courtney Love has proven to be a bit unpredictable in the past, and the same is true for 2014, apparently. Despite her claim to put out a solo album and an autobiography, Love has alluded to a Hole reunion for 2014.

  • Peter Gabriel's Collection of Cover Songs 'Scratch My Back ... And I'll Scratch Yours' Comes Full Circle

    Covering songs is a creative way for artists to pay homage to fellow musicians, and Peter Gabriel put together a project back in 2010 that is finally coming full circle. He released Scratch My Back a few years ago, in which he covered songs by Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Lou Reed, Randy Newman and others. Now, those artists' renditions of Gabriel's songs will be out in the cleverly titled And I'll Scratch Yours Jan. 7.

  • David Bowie's Special Christmas Message On BBC Radio 6 [LISTEN]

    Most people have some sort of Christmas wish list before the season hits, even if we say we don't and insist that we don't really need anything. Whether it be the latest in technology like a new tablet, game console, or some of the basics, like sweaters and socks, we never know if we'll get what we asked for. We never know if Santa will oblige. Busy guy.

  • Saturday Night Fever: Snow Day Party Mix

    Well there's no arguing that winter is in full gear, even though some areas of the country don't experience the "wonderland" aspect of it. Snowstorms have come and gone in certain regions already, and more will inevitably make their way across the northern states.

  • Freaky Friday: James Brown Covers Hoagy Carmichael's 'Georgia On My Mind'

    At Music Times, we love a good cover song. There's something wonderful about repurposing music and essentially bringing life to another creation. Music is not a rigid and inflexible product but rather a malleable one that allows songs to take on a new life as others reimagine it. Nothing gets a crowd more excited than seeing one of their favorite bands cover one of their favorite songs. The cover song makes music accessible to new audiences, and spreading music is what we are all about.
Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you...

  • Talking Heads' Unreleased Song 'Theme' from 1976 [LISTEN]

    An unknown, previously unreleased Talking Heads song has surfaced online. The Talking Heads fan site reports that the 5-minute-long song being called "Theme" is an instrumental piece that was only recorded live when the band opened two sets for the band Television at New York City's famed club CBGB on July 30, 1976.

  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s 22-minute ambient track [LISTEN]

    Throughout this year, Unknown Mortal Orchestra has experimented with different sounds and approaches by taking on ambitious projects like covering the Dirty Projectors track "Swing Lo Magellan" and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." The Portland trio also covered Lindstrøm's 2012 single "Rà -à kõ-st."

  • Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina Speaks Out After Release

    Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina was freed from jail on Monday after being imprisoned for nearly two years for a "hooliganism" conviction and right away when she got out, she went to work toward making changes that could help others in the future.
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