January 2024

As his countless devotees remember, the early 1970s were a difficult time in the life of Eric Clapton. Brought low by heroin addiction, he entered...

Just as Chess Records is synonymous with the blues, Motown with soul, and Blue Note with jazz, New York’s Fania Records is inextricably tied to...

The untimely passing of Karen Carpenter in 1983 deprived the Carpenters’ millions of fans from any new additions to their distinguished catalog, but it did...

Before songs were concocted by committee, with an algorithmic hive mind to produce the perfect beat, melody, and lyrics, they were written by songwriters. You...

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, AKA The Chemical Brothers, upped the ante when it came to the guest spots on their fifth album. Released on...