The Best Grammy Performances Of All Time
In its 60 years of existence, the Grammys have remained the most compelling event of awards season. A lot has changed since the music’s best...
‘One World’: The Chart Debut That Took John Martyn A Decade
You might call John Martyn a late starter, but only in chart terms. The much-missed and esteemed singer-songwriter had been making records on Island for...
‘House Of The Blues’: John Lee Hooker’s Album Arrival, In His 50th Year
The British blues boom of 1964 made some of its leading American protagonists into unlikely UK singles chart contenders. John Lee Hooker was one such,...
‘The Payback’: How James Brown Perfected His Funky Stuff
For many fans, “The Payback” is James Brown’s greatest song. For others, it’s his funkiest. Let’s think about that some: James Brown spent the best...
‘Control’: How Self-Assertion Made Janet Jackson An Icon
To say that, back in 1985, Janet Jackson lived in her brother Michael’s shadow was something of an understatement. At that time Michael was at...
Best 80s Music: 200+ Songs Of Rock, Hip-Hop, And More
The 80s were an interesting time in music, with the heyday of 70s rock, soul, and jazz giving way to exciting new iterations and subgenres....