Humans, the research suggests, inherited a vestige of that ritual. How kissing went from being a fraternal and hygienic gesture among primates to becoming one of the greatest symbols of communion ...

A player of impeccable technique and a mainstay of the Blue Note label, he recorded constantly ... blues-steeped presence in the music endured undiminished for three-quarters of a century, died ...

“Helios” may not be Nielsen’s most rhythmically interesting piece, but it’s certainly among his most insistently evocative — the busy, expressive surface of the music only barely veiling ...

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced more than one million people have now downloaded the Nintendo Music app. It also added the Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack to the service.

Now it's quite a mixed crowd. There's a lot more men than there used to be. And people who were brought up on my music, bring their kids, so it's very, very nice. There's even a little old lady ...