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In 1974, on what was maybe the unlucky 13th of April, Karen and Richard Carpenter had their 14th single enter the Billboard chart, it did...

In 1966, the songs of Neil Diamond began to attract covers far and wide. Everybody from Jay and the Americans (“Sunday and Me”) to Cliff...

Having held their ground during the tornado of punk, Surrey prog-rock stalwarts Camel began the 80s in style with Nude: an ambitious concept LP based...

An album of revolutionary genius, which combined perfect timing with lasting cultural significance, Catch A Fire laid a foundation stone for the career of the...

A veritable giant in the history of jazz and the early years of popular music, Duke Ellington is rightly revered for his abilities as a...

“Nineteen-ninety-motherf—in-three, right? What’s YOUR new year’s resolution, motherf—er?” – “Hold Down The Fort” I didn’t fully befriend Prodigy until nearly two decades after the release...