The Met’s ‘Magic Flute’ Courts Young Hearts (With a ‘6-7’ to Boot)

Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to ...
Uproxx

How Did André 3000 Learn To Play Flute?

How Did André 3000 Learn To Play The Flute? Dre says he “got schooled by Uber drivers,” since he would often play during rides and learned different cultural approaches to the instrument (it does seem ...
Rolling Stone

Forget Guitar Solos. These Days the Flute Rules

Last week, the news that André 3000 would be releasing an album of instrumental flute jams was greeted with enough head-scratching to draw blood. But don’t tell that to Jake Fridkis, who plays ...
Stereogum

Watch André 3000 Talk About Loving The Flute & Play A 10-Minute Flute Instrumental On Colbert

It’s pretty rare that someone gets to be the lead guest on a late-night talk show when they’re promoting an ambient instrumental album, but it’s also pretty rare that one of the greatest, most popular ...