January 2024

The pianist, composer, and bandleader Sun Ra was not only one of the most enigmatic figures in jazz, but also one of its most outrageously...

Listen to Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on Spotify and Apple Music.

Yello had already landed several dance hits in the US when writer-director John Hughes sought out their highly distinctive song “Oh Yeah” for his mid-’80s...

At the turn of the 2010s, dance music in America went from being an underground club secret to the mainstream’s go-to formula. From pop stars...

The concerns that Genesis felt about whether they still had a future after the departure of Peter Gabriel were, it’s safe to say, quietened by...

Jazz drumming was never the same after the arrival of Gene Krupa, the hurricane-handed sticks man they dubbed “The Chicago Flash.” With his combination of...