When groups like The Flaming Lips and Daft Punk borrow sounds from the past to create futuristic music, Electric Light Orchestra is often the reference—Daft Punk even shares an album title with ELO’s ...

Founding the rock band Electric Light Orchestra in 1970, Jeff Lynne gained a following with songs like “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Don’t Bring Me Down.” Now 77, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer planned to wrap ...

When Electric Light Orchestra made their Madison Square Garden debut on Feb. 11, 1977, they were near the zenith of their popularity due to a string of hits over the previous couple of years that ...

Jeff Lynne‘s Electric Light Orchestra are going to call it quits after one final run they’re dubbing The Over and Out Tour. The 27-date tour kicks off Aug, 24 in Palm Desert, California, and wraps up ...

Richard Tandy, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as Electric Light Orchestra's longtime keyboardist, has died. He was 76. The British rock band's founder, Jeff Lynne, shared ...

On Sept. 14, Jean Smart won her fourth Emmy for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for Hacks. Coincidentally, I started watching Hacks not too long ago. I recently started the third season, ...

He helped shape the band’s futuristic sound, which blended Beatles-esque pop with orchestral arrangements. By Yan Zhuang Richard Tandy, the keyboardist for the British rock band Electric Light ...