St. Vincent: Birth In Reverse

Top picks for 2013, Benji B's PrivateJam, St. Vincent and more in our weekly look at music

David Byrne’s beloved sidekick is back on her own after their whirlwind world tour, and St. Vincent has never sounded so fresh. Annie Clark’s self-titled St. Vincent album hits record stores 24 February, but fans got a sneak peek this week with “Birth In Reverse“—a fast-paced, slightly choppy song packing loads of guitar riffs alongside harmonious vocals delivering distinctly irreverent lyrics like, “Oh what an …

Glassmaps: You Never Called Me

Top picks for 2013, Benji B's PrivateJam, St. Vincent and more in our weekly look at music

At the recent launch of RBMA’s new book “For the Record,” we caught up BBC Radio 1’s highly respected DJ and presenter Benji B. While Benji believes that if you like something, there should be no shame is people knowing it, he did let us in on his favorite #PrivateJam, an album which people might not expect him to enjoy so much. “The Hejira album …

400th Anniversary of Versailles’s Gardener

Reuters' 2013 in photos, Time's person of the year, Miami's new museum and more in our weekly look at the web

André Le Nôtre helmed one of the most spectacular gardening projects known to man; those surrounding the Château of Versailles. To celebrate his life—400 years later—the palace is restoring several fountains and hosting an exhibition through February 2014, drawing attention to his great influence on location and elsewhere. Le Nôtre also developed both the Champs-Élysées and the Tuileries Garden. Needless to say, his work redefined …