Brian Eno, “FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE.” Not too long ago, my mother, who’s in her 80s, read a book by Michael Pollan titled “How to Change Your Mind,” and was briefly—and not seriously—curious about psychoactive drugs. If she had decided that she wanted to join the throngs of aging straight-lacers blasting off…

As K.D.A.P., Toronto indie rock outfit Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew circumvents the constraints of playing in a band for his first solo album, Influences. At first glance, the compositions might seem like departures from the music he’s made with BSS, but it’s far from the first time Drew has…

After a nearly six-decade-long career, vocalist Marianne Faithfull returns to music, following a severe bout with COVID-19 that damaged her lungs and left her doubting if she will be able to sing again. Collaborating alongside composer and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, and a string of other musicians, the group works…

Unless you’ve been living underneath a sub-woofer for the last 40 years, you already know that Brian Eno is one of the most important figures in modern music—providing sonic sorcery as a producer for everyone from David Bowie to U2 to Coldplay, along with making some very cool albums…

It’s almost 2020. We’re living in an era when many of science fiction’s classics are supposed to take place. As a science fiction writer and a scholar who studies the genre, I’m acutely aware that we are not yet living in the stainless steel techno-utopia we were promised. Where’s…

By the time Manchester rock band James wanted to make a video for “Coming Home (Pt. 2),” off their new album, Living In Extraordinary Times, Tim Booth and his bandmates had run through all of the money their label had allocated for the record. Booth, 58, had a plan…

Post-hiatus success can become a challenge for bands when nostalgia for their past successes overshadows their new material. While best known for ‘90s hits “Sit Down,” “Come Home” and “Laid,” British rock band James reached new milestones with recent releases, even following a six-year absence. James’ impact surged during…

U.K. rockers White Lies have always had a way with big arm-waving choruses. You can hear them coming from a mile away. And with the band’s return following three years away, a self-produced fourth album on a new label—Friends—their hallmark remains. White Lies, VOWWS  9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 The Chapel Tickets: $25-$30.…