This year has been full of new endeavors, including this series. Over the course of these stories, I have delved into the connections between culture and music, and reviewed some of the best records of...
Radio DJs have been spinning vinyl since their invention in the 1940s, but the rise of digital media production has resulted in a significant decline in the popularity of vinyl record formats, especially...
The past decade has shown a significant movement in Hollywood and the music industry in favor of smashing stereotypes surrounding mental illnesses. Many of the most popular musicians of the last century...
Drug use in the 1960s and early 1970s not only created an entire subculture but also gave life to legitimate underground music. During this era, many artists and groups used their music as a tool to heighten...
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group of top musicians in 1985 released charity album “We are the World” as a fundraiser and awareness campaign to fight hunger and poverty in Ethiopia. The title track “We are the World”...