Whiz Syd
A new documentary traces Syd Barrett’s enigmatic life, from co-founding Pink Floyd to dropping out of the music industry entirely
Can You Take Me Back?
Nearly 30 years after Yoko Ono handed Paul McCartney a fuzzy John Lennon demo titled “Now and Then,” the Beatles have their last-ever song, courtesy of Peter Jackson and A.I.—and it’s incredible
His Back Pages
Alongside the opening of the Bob Dylan Center, in Tulsa, comes a giant new volume of handwritten lyrics, letters from friends including George Harrison, and rare manuscripts
Always Beckoning
Beck, laughing wild amid severest woe, is on tour through September 10, with upcoming stops in Texas, Chicago, Toronto, and cities along the East Coast
Fine-Tuning
In an interview, the pianist Víkingur Ólafsson discusses his affinity for Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, which he’s playing around Europe
Suzanne Vega Is Watching You
The singer-songwriter performs her folk-pop hits at City Winery in Greenwich Village
Lynn Goldsmith Has the Password
The American photographer infiltrated the world of music’s greats. Her portraits of Aretha Franklin, Cher, Bob Dylan, and countless others are collected in a new, 80s-themed coffee-table book
Hey, Genius
Cécile McLorin Salvant sings art songs for the new 20s
Bass Instincts
Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, turns 85 at Carnegie Hall
