August 2024

1987 had proved a difficult year for Tangerine Dream. Though the highly regarded electronic visionaries could usually rely on critics to roll out the superlatives,...

Tangerine Dream’s groundbreaking early LPs, including 1972’s dark, proto-ambient classic Zeit and the sequencer-fueled Virgin Records-era classics Phaedra and Rubycon, are still cited by the...

The Bloomington, Illinois, quintet Spanky And Our Gang took their name from Hal Roach’s 30s comedies Our Gang, known in latter-day times as Little Rascals....

Of all the classic songs he’s written, “Cracklin’ Rosie” may be the one Neil Diamond’s spent the most time explaining. No, it’s not about a...

Despite its cultural ubiquity, Rick James’ bawdy single “Super Freak” was by no means an overnight hit. By 1979, James had more than earned his...

Nat King Cole made his debut under the stars on the Tropicana’s outdoor stage in March of 1956 with a setlist of satiny American hits...