The Iranian government has exerted forceful control over its citizens since the Islamic Republic seized power nearly 50 years ago. The pop star Googoosh has firsthand experience of opposition to the ...

Jan 21, 2026 KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977. On today's mid-week hang, we hear Flea return to the ...

The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their ...

American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by collaborating with rap, house and pop stars, and creating her own genre of music, ...

This year’s 2026 Preview consists of all the entertainment — from movies to books to art shows — that Vulture writers and editors are excited to consume in the New Year. Below, our classical-music ...

Looking back on 2025 is like trying to recount a dream — a mix of dagger-sharp details and foggy stretches that fall apart when you try to apprehend them. I seem to remember some absurd plot twists ...

Photo: Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor will play The Town Hall in New York City, Nov. 30. Photo courtesy of Nima Nazemi / Provided by Cindy Byram PR with permission. Kalhor’s accomplishments are ...

The 2025 holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means: It's time to shop! Perhaps your shopping list is feeling a little long this year, or there are some folks in your life who are just ...

The new album "Tehrangeles Vice" is a daring collection of Iranian disco and synthpop recorded in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. The term Tehrangeles refers to the Iranian American diaspora in ...

‘That Has Never Been Tolerated in the Entire History of Our Republic’ Chainsaw recalled nationwide from Home Depot—"Immediately stop using" 7 lions to be euthanized at wildlife park: "No real options ...