Earlier this year, the pop duo Sparks, the 50+ year project of brothers Ron and Russel Mael, released their “undeniably triumphant” 28th studio album, MAD! It’s another fine collection of offbeat ...

In 1974, the band Sparks saw a startling change of fortune when they transformed from an American band with somewhat dim prospects into a British band that became an overseas sensation. Kimono My ...

It wasn’t long after the death of Andrew Sparks in 2021 that the Zoom meetings started — weekly gatherings of former bandmates sharing memories of bringing the songwriter’s breathtaking musical vision ...

From shimmery glam rock to tantalizing disco, Sparks is a band that navigates genre transformation as effortlessly as anyone, and they’ve been doing it for over half a century. It’s rare to find a ...

“When you walk in here,” says owner Randall Sena, “I want it to feel like you’ve walked into a healthy living room.” And that’s the vibe. It’s a communal space, but kids are allowed to have their own ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no ...

Amidst a season of giving, a quartet of young musicians are using their talents to benefit the community. Elemental Sparks ...

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