The Singers Behind The Best Disney Songs
So, you know every line in The Lion King, to the point where you could stage a one-(wo)man show, and you’ve shared a couples’ costume...
The Women of Stax: Five Unheralded Pioneers
In the mid-20th century, the music business was dominated by men – particularly when it came to creative and corporate roles at labels and recording...
‘Hello’: It Was Lionel Richie We Were Looking For
An unstoppable Motown ballad made its transatlantic conquest on March 24, 1984, before topping the American pop chart on May 12 that year. The Lionel...
‘Dirty Work’: The Rolling Stones Fight Their Corner In The 80s
Exalted titles such as Let It Bleed and Exile On Main St have bolstered The Rolling Stones’ standing as one of rock’s most seminal acts,...
‘Feeling Strangely Fine’: Semisonic’s Classic Album
Following the critical success of their previous album, Great Divide (which Rolling Stone called “one of the best albums of 1996”), Semisonic’s world was turned...
Session Musician Spotlight: Carol Kaye
When guitarist/bassist Carol Kaye took her first gig as a session player in 1957 for a Sam Cooke session, she simply saw herself as a...