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The music of the Maels has often been imbued by the culture of their native L.A. and doing things their own way. While taking ...
They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates and put out dozens of records. But the brothers behind the ...
Music legend Paul McCartney gave a sweet nod to iconic pop duo Sparks by impersonating one of its members, Ron Mael, in his ...
Russel: It’s almost like Grace Kelly sitting in the back. General Motors probably wanted us to show their actual car from the ...
Over the course of nearly 30 albums and 54 years, Russell and Ron Mael have had plenty of time to perfect the DNA of a Sparks ...
They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell ...
Sparks have a new album and are on their way to play in Dublin Sparks: Russell and Ron Mael have a new album, entitled Mad!
Since they first properly struck gold with 1974’s piano-pounding art-glam romp, This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us, ...
On a recent afternoon, Ron and Russell Mael Zoomed with Salon to discuss the impact of the documentary, as well as "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte" and the importance of visuals to Sparks' existence.
There’s a scene early in “The Sparks Brothers,” director Edgar Wright’s documentary on the brothers Ron and Russell Mael, where Russell reflects on a moment in the early ’70s when Sparks ...
Or at least when Ron and Russell Mael’s mom brought them to see the Beatles at the venue in 1965, it was “probably some good education,” as Russell allowed near the beginning of the show.
Ron and Russell Mael told Variety how a chance meeting with Blanchett at a film festival led to shooting the video in Los Angeles just two weeks ago. (The currently Oscar-nominated “Tar” star ...