One of the great R&B-inflected voices of the 60s, whose several career resurgences included a Bruce Springsteen-assisted comeback, turns 75 today.
That Friday feeling prompts a playlist of tunes both classic and modern on the subject of the weekend. We begin with Eddie Cochran’s posthumous UK hit...
As the last surviving member of pop harmony giants the Mamas and the Papas, we celebrate Michelle Phillips' musical legacy on her birthday 4 June 1944.
In June 1974, Motown’s Canadian artist R. Dean Taylor was starting a month in the top five of the UK singles chart with 'There’s A Ghost In My House'.
Coolness. Most artists want it, precious few command it. So who exactly are the top 12 coolest musicians?
The Oval hosted a memorable rock event in 1971 headlined by The Who and also featuring the Faces, America, Lindisfarne and Mott The Hoople.
Here's some of the biggest record stores in the world for you to feast on. If you visit any of these stores remember, you need time - at least a whole day!
Here are five new artists we think are worth finding out a little more about - Reignwolfe, Kiesza, BANKS, Stromae and Jetta.
She released only one single in 1964 at the age of 16 yet she is one of the biggest artists in the world. Bonnie Joe Mason is none other than.... Cher.
The first music video filmed entirely in space was by Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield in May 2012. Hadfield recorded his version of 'Space Oddity'.
In a world where everything is on shuffle, get back to basics, to listen to these Motown albums from top to bottom in the way they were intended.
Smack bang in the "Golden Age" 1990 was a good year for hip hop, so here's five hip hop albums that showcase the diverse paths that the genre was taking.
It was on March 27, 1957 that guitarist Barney Kessel took a teenager into the studio to cut three songs for Verve Records.
