“I went to this very posh house in Regent’s Park in London, knocked on the door and this 16-year-old American kid held it up. I said, ‘It’s a red guitar – I’ll have it!’” How Phil Manzanera got his trademark Roxy Music Gibson Firebird

Phil Manzanera’s musical life has been closely tied to a very specific vintage electric guitar, which has been by the Roxy Music hero’s side for the majority of his career. It’s seen countless stages and can be heard on every single album Manzanera has ever recorded. We’re talking, of course,Continue Reading

Selena Gomez Defends Herself From Eugenio Derbez’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Criticism: “I’m Sorry, I Did The Best I Could With The Time I Was Given”

Selena Gomez is defending herself from Eugenio Derbez‘s criticism of her work on Emilia Pérez. Derbez was a guest on the Hablando de Cine podcast, where he said that Gomez’s acting was “indefensible.” Gomez plays the role of Jessi del Monte in the Jacques Audiard musical crime comedy film. TheContinue Reading

My Middle-Age Music Crisis

One balmy evening this past summer, I was hanging out in the bustling courtyard of a bar under the Williamsburg Bridge, celebrating a friend’s thirtieth birthday. I was having a nice enough time making small talk with various partygoers—until a stranger asked what new music I had been listening to.Continue Reading