• LouFest 2014: The Districts' Braden Lawrence Talks Sophomore Album, Ditching College, Losing Gear, And Life On The Road

    The Districts hail from small town in Pennsylvania called Lititz. Like many young bands, they got their start playing coffee shops and eventually began getting gigs at venues around the local circuit. After moving to Philadelphia after high school, they opted to forgo college educations for careers in music and signed to Fat Possum records in November 2013. They released their debut EP in January, which included three songs off their self-produced 2012 LP Telephones as well as two new songs. The band is currently working on releasing their debut full-length on Fat Possum.

  • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Oscar-Nominated Composer John Debney

    The History Channel’s newest miniseries Houdini takes on the dramatic and elusive story of one of the world’s greatest entertainers of all time: escape artist Harry Houdini. With Academy Award winner Adrian Brody leading the cast in the title role, was the network stretched too thin for any other impressive names? Not quite! Enter: Oscar-nominated composer John Debney.

  • [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]: Music To Film Composer Brian Tyler

    Brian Tyler is easily one of the busiest composers around today, especially in the month of August thanks to the releases of movies for which he composed the scores (including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Storm, and The Expendables 3). He even co-wrote and produced the theme song to TMNT, "Shell Shocked," under his solo project moniker, Madsonik, working with some great Hip-Hop artists of today. In Music Times' exclusive interview with Tyler, we learned just how he got into the world of composing for film, TV and video games, and even delved deeper into his upcoming projects - which includes Avengers: Age of Ultron and many others.

  • Should We Thank YouTube For The Resurgence Of Comedy Music?

    At some point in the comedy and music industries, the idea of fusing the two – and thus creating “comedy music” – became, sorry to say, laughable. Much too often, comedians would squirm at the very notion of one of their own bringing music into their territory, often labeling it as “hacky.” And in judging from some of the sources, it’s somewhat understandable. But times are certainly changing…

  • [INTERVIEW] Music Times Talks To 'Weird Al' Yankovic

    There has been a lot of hype over 'Weird Al' Yankovic's new album Mandatory Fun, perhaps largely due to the parodist's own Twitter account. Sitting as his 14th record, Yankovic exclusively tells Music Times it's the "best thing" he's ever done -- even behind the successes of the legendary Bad Hair Day (1996) and Alpocalypse (2011).

  • Ryan Leslie: Hip-Hop's Next Billionaire? Singer Talks Exclusively On Latest Venture, Disruptive Multimedia, And Earns Praise From Kanye West

    It's a muggy afternoon in New York City, 1:07 p.m. to be exact, but the cloudy weather doesn't overshadow the glowing presence of Ryan Leslie. The R&B singer arrives in the lobby at the William Beaver House located by Wall Street with his colleague in a cool but rushed pace wearing dark shades to go with his very fashionable dark attire. Apparently coming directly from a previous meeting, Ryan appears caught up in a million thoughts before suddenly stopping mid-stride to turn and introduce himself. "Hi, I'm Ryan."

  • The Story Behind Gramatik's 'Brave Men' Video, Directed By Joe Zohar

    Slovenian DJ/producer Gramatik (Denis Jasarevic) recently released the video for the track "Brave Men" off his latest album, The Age of Reason. The video, directed by Joe Zohar, is more like a short film than your typical music video in that keeps you waiting to find out the truth behind its characters and has a cinematic aesthetic that brings the story to life.

  • Music Times Meets: The Teen Age

    The Teen Age swing by to discuss new EP 'Ways to Adapt,' plus snazzy suits and international crime organizations. Tune in!
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