April 2024

In 1986, the UK’s punk movement celebrated its tenth anniversary. Inevitably, some marked the occasion, not least Manchester’s Factory Records who staged a series of...

In retrospect, it’s fair to suggest the late 1980s were the best and the worst of times for The Cure. On the upside, their multi-platinum...

By 2008, Miami MC Rick Ross had solidified his spot as one of hip-hop’s most promising new talents. His first two albums Port of Miami and Trilla were certified...

Longevity barely registered in punk’s original manifesto. Genre firebrands Sex Pistols notoriously declared “we’re not into music, we’re into chaos,” while Sideburns – one of...

Nashville, globally recognized as Music City, is primarily hailed as the capital of country music. Its central role in the development of gospel music is...

According to Muddy Waters, “Every time I go into Chess, [they] put some un-blues players with me […] If you change my sound, then you...