Classical Music

These 15 iconic albums very nearly crashed before takeoff

Behind every classic album lies a story of ambition, genius, and – often – sheer, miraculous luck.

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chappell Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chapelle Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs From 1967 That Captured the Last Breath of Psychedelia

The final years of the '60s were a last gasp for psychedelia. Revisit three songs from 1967 that marked psychedelic rock's ...
American Songwriter

3 O.A.R. Deep Cuts for Any Jam Band Music Fan To Sing Along To

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, jam band music was rising fast in the minds of many music fans. The style that Dave Matthews Band made popular in the early 90s blossomed into something bigger later ...
Louder

"That video game opened us up to a whole new audience, like Top Of The Pops did to me when I was a little kid." The unlikely hit mixing reggae and heavy metal that a …

Indeed he did. Nobody stayed on the record, and Skindred’s debut album, Babylon, was released on July 3, 2002. But the drama ...
Consequence

Pluribus: Here’s Carol’s Playlist of Loneliness from Episode 7

As the mysteries of Pluribus get deeper, the show’s focus on its lead character hasn’t diminished. By the end of the seventh ...