‘Unwound’: George Strait Unfurls A Country Singles Chart Debut
In May 1981, the name of an emerging artist was seen on the US country singles chart for the first time, and he’s hardly been...
‘What’s Going On’: When Marvin Gaye Unveiled A Masterpiece
1971 brought the unveiling of one of the most significant album releases of any decade. To understand the seismic shift in the career of Marvin...
Hanif Abdurraqib On Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’
It is notable, to me, that when Berry Gordy first heard “What’s Going On” back in the late summer of 1970, he suggested that Marvin...
Mojos Working: A History Of Recorded Blues
We will never know who wrote the first blues song – even using the term is a misnomer. The blues developed through the complex oral...
‘With Teeth’: Nine Inch Nails ‘Bristle And Slam’ On 2005 No.1
Nine Inch Nails fans may have had to endure a five and a half year wait from the band’s third studio album The Fragile in...
‘Hot Space’: Queen’s Electro-Funk Experiment
Queen fans had to wait some 17 months for a new album to follow the soundtrack triumph of Flash Gordon, however, they could still indulge...