Kurtis Blow: The Prototype
If you tried to build a rap star in a lab, your result would be something close to Kurtis Blow. Today, it’s commonplace to have...
Three Wheels Good: Cream Find Their Essence On ‘Wheels Of Fire’
Four months before The Beatles made their bid for the best double album of 1968, Cream made theirs. Wheels Of Fire, the record that introduced...
No-Show Hank: When The Grand Ole Opry Fired Hank Williams
Hank Williams had been on thin ice with the organizers of Nashville’s already-fabled concert and broadcast institution, The Grand Ole Opry, when he pushed his...
Best Music Memoirs: 30 Essential Reads For Music Lovers
Many musicians have a great story to tell about their action-packed lives – and the best music memoirs are always passionate and highly personal. Some...
Picture This: The Best Illustrated Music Books
Even if it is a cliché, the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words is hard to discredit. Regardless of any book’s...
‘Bambi’: The Music Of The Immortal Disney Animated Film
Walt Disney’s fifth animated feature film, Bambi, has touched the hearts of generations of children since its release in 1942. The story of a young...