http://dir.salon.com/topics/music/?source=rss&aim=music en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Patrick Smith Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/21/askthepilot331/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/21/askthepilot331/index.html?source=rss A look at pilot fatigue, hiring standards and the strange practice of "commuting" By Andrew Leonard Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/21/googletunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/21/googletunes/index.html?source=rss Google announces a music search-and-buy service directly from its main results page. Should iTunes be nervous? By Sady Doyle Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/sophie_tucker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/sophie_tucker/index.html?source=rss Vaudeville star Sophie Tucker was brassy, sexually confident and brave. She was also the "Queen of Coon Shouters" By Jacqueline Linge Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/14/barbara_kopple/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/14/barbara_kopple/index.html?source=rss A new VH1 documentary by Barbara Kopple suggests that the festival's legacy carries on and on By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/29/bibio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/29/bibio/index.html?source=rss Bibio's eclectic new album sounds like an unholy threeway between Fleet Foxes, Beck and Funkadelic By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/18/lady_gaga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/18/lady_gaga/index.html?source=rss The rumors of her penis were greatly exaggerated, but the star is still becoming one of rock's great gender benders By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/23/phoenix/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/23/phoenix/index.html?source=rss Winsome, accessible pop songs from a band so cool they're willing to be ridiculous By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/21/bowerbirds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/21/bowerbirds/index.html?source=rss Bowerbirds make restless lullabies about the joy of holding hands among the squirrels and the poison ivy By Cary Tennis Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/08/music_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/08/music_mom/index.html?source=rss I have very little time but love playing the guitar! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/07/07/michael_jackson_liveblog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/07/07/michael_jackson_liveblog/index.html?source=rss Salon live-blogs the King of Pop's televised memorial -- with streaming video By Bill Wyman Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/michael_jackson_crossover/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/michael_jackson_crossover/index.html?source=rss Born to stardom, he never knew what it was like to live or even behave normally By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/michael_jackson_coverage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/michael_jackson_coverage/index.html?source=rss From death photos to celebrity sound bites, the three-ring circus of mourning Michael Jackson has just begun By Various Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/remembering_michael/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/06/26/remembering_michael/index.html?source=rss Critics and Salon staffers remember Michael Jackson's legacy, his racial impact and the brilliance of "Billie Jean" Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/26/rb_darwilliams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/26/rb_darwilliams/index.html?source=rss A conversation about disco, snap peas and rock 'n' roll (plus a special performance for the bunnies). Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/18/bt_marley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/18/bt_marley/index.html?source=rss The reggae artist says that in order for music to matter it has to keep its soul. By Gary Kamiya Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss For seven years I ignored the world's biggest pop culture spectacle. But thanks to my daughter -- and the stunningly original Adam Lambert -- I finally caved. By Gary Kamiya Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2009/04/17/cohen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2009/04/17/cohen/index.html?source=rss The great songwriter is old now. But as closing time approaches, his poetic fire burns brighter than ever. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/04/08/bateman_kodiakbear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/04/08/bateman_kodiakbear/index.html?source=rss Sing along to Dion Flynn's tale of a Kodiak bear sneaking around in the woods. By Kevin Berger Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/04/07/neko_case/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/04/07/neko_case/index.html?source=rss On her new album, "Middle Cyclone," the feral songstress sounds like a minstrel along Cormac McCarthy's apocalyptic road. By Joy Press Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/03/12/virgin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/03/12/virgin/index.html?source=rss All U.S. outlets of the music chain will be closed before summer in another sign that the record store as we knew it is dead. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/06/fear_of_losing_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/06/fear_of_losing_music/index.html?source=rss A hard drive crashes, and one's self-identity follows suit. The world needs better backup strategies. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/02/26/lily_allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/02/26/lily_allen/index.html?source=rss On her gleeful new album, the British pop star defends her right to have good sex and be just a girl -- in the best possible way. By Louis P. Masur Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/01/27/springsteen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/01/27/springsteen/index.html?source=rss This should be Bruce's promised land. So why is his vision of America still so bleak? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/01/16/notorious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/01/16/notorious/index.html?source=rss Slain rapper Biggie Smalls was larger-than-life, but this biopic finds a satisfying groove by staying pleasantly unflashy. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/06/record_companies_surrender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/06/record_companies_surrender/index.html?source=rss Apple promises iTunes will remove copy protection from "vast majority" of catalog. Who could have seen that coming?