XTC’s ‘Skylarking’ album was testing to make, but has become recognized as one of the finest albums of all time. Andy Partridge reveals the full story.
Amid the great unrest of 1968, a teenage jazz fan brought pianist Thelonious Monk to Palo Alto to play a concert. This is the story of how it happened.
Based on a childhood memory, the song became one of the most popular pop country tracks of the late 1960s.
The Australian psych mavericks have a daunting catalogue. Here’s where to get started.
The four-show run begins in Dallas on February 10, with stops in Houston, The Woodlands and Austin.
The group will also play iHeartRadio ALTer EGO and festivals in Phoenix, Austin, and San Diego.
The run spans February through May, with stops in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Asheville and Nashville.
The track is a standout from her recent album ‘Westside Whimsy.’
The Iranian-born, Toronto-based rapper twentythree is back with a new song, ‘Turn Up,’ and a music video to match.
The 2009 party anthem appeared on the group’s fifth studio album, ‘The E.N.D.’
An introduction to some of the best pop music of the 20th century, a style that was both innocent and sophisticated.
The 50th Anniversary 2LP black glitter anniversary edition of ‘One Size Fits All’ boasts a brand-new analog cut of the album, a bonus LP of highlights from the box set, and the 50th anniversary edition booklet.
Recorded with his wife, organist Shirley Scott, ‘Hustlin’’ revealed that Stanley Turrentine was a true master of the saxophone.
Hailed by Billboard as a winning package, ‘Between The Buttons’ has somehow become an overlooked Rolling Stones album.
Standing cheek to cheek with Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga staged her most radical reinvention yet, setting herself on a new creative arc.
An inspired piece of cutting-edge experimentation, Frank Zappa considered his 1967 album ‘Lumpy Gravy’ to be one of his absolute masterpieces.
Left on the shelf for almost two decades, ‘Chant’ is a early 60s Donald Byrd classic that finds the trumpeter in exceptional form.
The first album to introduce the P-Funk universe, ‘Mothership Connection’ is a full-on funk assault by Parliament at their creative zenith.
