The mezzo-soprano voice of k.d. lang is a subtle, cloying force of nature. Given even decent material to work with, that voice can carry a song and make it more than it is, with minimal assistance needed from the arrangement. Makeover, lang’s new release of old material in celebration…

Ernest Hemingway’s 1927 short story “The Killers” is an understated, subtle and tense tale of two hitmen in a diner. Most of the story’s simmering emotion is buried in lines of clipped dialog coming from men with unreadable faces. Imploding the Mirage, the new album from The Killers, is…

Metallica, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson were among the 10 artists announced Monday for this year’s installment of the annual Bridge School Benefit concert. The event, now in its 30th year, brings together popular musicians to benefit the Bridge School, a Hillsborough, Calif. facility serving children with…