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Woodstock And Beyond: How the Modern Music Festival Came To Be
While we wait for better times to return to festivals around the world, it’s worth taking a look at how modern music festivals came to be.
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So What Is Psychedelic Rock?
Dismissed as another momentary fad, pretty much dead in the water by mid-1968, the influence of psychedelic rock runs long and deep.
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One Love: How Reggae Music Inspired The World
It emerged from just one island in the Caribbean, but reggae music has become a worldwide phenomenon – so pervasive that you might not even know it’s there.
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Pop Music: The World’s Most Important Art Form
Many people mistake pop music as disposable. But from the blues to The Beatles, some of the most important artistic statements have been wrapped up in the world’s most popular songs.
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Places I’ll Remember: A Guide To The Must-See Sights In The Beatles’ Liverpool
From the Cavern Club to childhood homes and the inspiration for ‘Strawberry Fields,’ this is a guide to the must-see sites in The Beatles’ Liverpool.
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Up From The Underground: New York’s Summer Of Love
The music of the Summer of Love in New York reflected the numerous communities already making noise in the city.
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What Is Art Rock? A History Of Music’s Most Progressive Minds
An evocative but nebulous term, this short history of art rock attempts to outline some of the key players and ideas from the genre.
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How LGBTQ Musicians Broke Barriers To The Mainstream
LGBTQ musicians haven’t always benefitted from today’s attitudes towards sexuality, but many pioneers fought for LGBTQ rights in the mainstream.
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All You Need Is The Summer Of Love: How 1967 Sparked A Revolution
The summer of 1967 has taken on an almost mythical magic, a psychedelic summer of love with beautiful people turning on, tuning in, and dropping out from Hyde Park to Haight-Ashbury.
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Taking Notes: How Musical Nostalgia Creates Future Sounds
From the 20-year rule to stylistic homage and outright appropriation, nostalgia has always played a part in musical evolution.
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Viva Las Vegas: A History Of Sin City’s Musical Residencies
Las Vegas residencies by Frank Sinatra helped turn Sin City into an entertainment mecca. It is now one of the hottest destinations for live music.
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Impulse For Change: A Short History of Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records’ history blends indie hipness with a compulsion to push the boundaries, creating some of the most forward-thinking music in history.
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Americana: How Country And Roots Music Found A “Brand New Dance”
With its roots in country tradition and punk attitude, Americana music is hard to define but easy to love. uDiscover Music dons a Nudie suit and goes in search of the Americana dream…
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The Great American Soulbook: An Awe-Inspiring Collection Of Songs
Motown’s great songwriters were the foundations of the Great American Soulbook, an imaginary, but nonetheless awe-inspiring collection of songs written in the name of soul. But it did not come easy.
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Muscle Shoals Studio: A History Of The Soul Of America
The legendary Muscle Shoals studio defined the sound of Southern soul before becoming one of the go-to studios for the biggest names in music.
