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 ...

Your average cult band might make a handful of great, overlooked albums, split up in frustration, and eventually reunite to ...

They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates and put out dozens of records. But the brothers behind the art-pop band Sparks have no intention of retiring anytime soon.

Ron and Russell Mael smile indulgently at me like affectionate uncles. “The Sparks Brothers”—as filmmaker Edgar Wright dubbed ...

Since they first properly struck gold with 1974’s piano-pounding art-glam romp, This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us, ...

After 2021's Annette, the Mael brothers are teaming up with the action movie auteur for an in-the-works project.

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UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of SPARKS and Russell MAEL and Ron MAEL; Posed group portrait of Russell (L) and Ron Mael (Photo by Gems/Redferns) Your average cult band might make a handful of ...

Russell Mael, left, and Ron Mael of Sparks pose for a portrait on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP) Russell Mael, left, and Ron Mael of Sparks pose for ...

Ron and Russell Mael smile indulgently at me like affectionate uncles. “The Sparks Brothers”—as filmmaker Edgar Wright dubbed them in his 2021 documentary—find my flustered, haphazard ...

But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime soon. The band's sound has been ever-evolving since its inception.