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10 One-Man Bands Who Didn’t Need Anyone Else
With one-man bands, it’s probably best to erase the image of chimney-sweeper Dick Van Dyke prancing about in the movie Mary Poppins. Instead, think of talented multi-instrumentalists such as Stevie...
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Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Gets Asteroid Named In Her Honor
Cocteau Twins’ former lead singer Elizabeth Fraser now has an asteroid named after her, courtesy of the International Astronomical Union. Fraser’s label 4AD Records shared the news on Instagram,...
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The 30 Best Music Videos From The 80s
Not since the advent of radio had there been such a powerful tool to make or break artists’ careers than music television. The 80s saw MTV and VH1 become the new jukebox for a whole generation of music...
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The 25 Most Iconic Album Covers Of All Time
Truly iconic album covers don’t just define an album, they define an era, a generation, and, in some cases, an entire musical genre. Sometimes they do all three: what is The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s...
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Say It Loud: How Music Changes Society
Songs are such powerful things: they can reassure, soothe, inspire and educate us – and that’s just for starters. Perhaps one reason for this is because they are performed by real people, human...
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The Best Funk Albums Ever: 40 Classic Records
The best funk albums ever made have one thing in common: They make you want to get down. Over the years, plenty of artists have excelled in the genre: James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Rick James....
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Best Psychedelic Albums: 30 Mind-Expanding Records
Look up the word “psychedelic” in the dictionary, and one of the first definitions will be “mind-expanding.” That’s what all of the best psychedelic albums have in common. Most were made during the...
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‘The Woman In Red’: Stevie Wonder Hits The Hollywood Heights
In the world of R&B in 1984, who could halt the seemingly unstoppable Prince? As the superstar continued an incredible five-month (purple) reign over the soul album chart that had started in July...
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‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’: Bonnie Raitt Gets The Luck Of The Draw
Bonnie Raitt’s distinguished career has never been about singles success, but on December 14, 1991 she finally did something she’d never managed in a 20-year recording year to that point. As her 11th...
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The Sound Of Film Musicals: How Songs Shaped Showbusiness On The Silver Screen
Film musicals are one of the most quintessentially American art forms, and one that was eventually exported around the world. Westerns originated from dime novels about cowboys, but musicals developed...
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The Best Guitar Solos: 108 Hair-Raising Moments
There are plenty of ways to play a great guitar solo: You can make jaws drop by shredding for minutes on end, or you can do a simple but unforgettable bit that makes a great song even greater. We’ve...
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Best Power Ballads: 45 Lighters-In-The-Air Classics
Ah, the power ballad: 80s radio – and most of our love lives – would have been a lot less colorful without it. This list of the 45 best power ballads is drawn mainly from that era, but we’ve also...
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The Raucous World Of Rock’n’Roll Movies
Musicians have been playing versions of themselves on film since the early talkies, and cinema’s long history of rock’n’roll movies ranges across studio features (including all those Elvis Presley...
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The Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows Of All Time
Each year, the annual Super Bowl attracts a massive audience at home and abroad, ranking second only to the UEFA Champions League final as the most-watched annual sporting event worldwide. Yet it’s not...
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Best Guitarists Of All Time: 75 Legendary Musicians
The guitar is the very backbone of rock – not to mention blues and country music – and the world is a better place to live in thanks to all the six-string geniuses that have come along. The best...
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New Orleans Music: From Mardi Gras To The Meters… And All That Jazz
From the moment you first hit New Orleans, the city’s musical history is impossible to avoid. Fly into Louis Armstrong International Airport – the world’s only major metropolitan airport named after a...
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Record Labels Run By Musicians: 10 Artists Who Did It Their Way
Come the age of the superstar recording artist, it didn’t take long for those in the spotlight to want to take matters into their own hands. Cannier musicians began to take the initiative and, before...
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The Best BRIT Awards Live Performances Of All Time
It may not have the universal appeal of the illustrious Grammy Awards, but the annual British Record Industry Trusts Show Awards (aka the BRITs) remains the UK’s most prestigious music awards ceremony,...
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Best Female Drummers: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
Female drummers have been around since at least the 19th century. Consider the English folk ballad “Female Drummer” (covered by Steeleye Span and others), in which the title character disguises her...
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The 15 Most Famous Alter Egos In Music History
More than a stage name, musicians have been creating multiple identities as part of their performance for centuries. For some, it was only for an album. When The Beatles wanted to retire their mop-top...
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