#music-history

#music-history

The singer who teamed up with Shaggy for the hit 'It Wasn't Me' is now embroiled in a contentious family court battle over his deceased father's estate.

I worked my whole life in this shop. My father put his whole life into this shop, it's internationally well-respected and in almost five and a half years the shop is no more.

"Well, I love Mustaine to this day. I think he's one of the greatest guitar players out there - still. So when I caught - I don't even remember how I heard that he wanted me to play second guitar to him. But I was flattered because even back then I thought he was awesome."

The narrative and aesthetic style of My Chemical Romance, infused with theatricality and emotional intensity, resonated deeply with teenagers seeking expression through music.

Kelefa Sanneh emphasizes Kraftwerk's foundational influence on a range of genres, asserting their role in shaping hip-hop and E.D.M., marking them as a critical point in music history.

It's fascinating to see original sketches of logos, particularly when simple line drawings turn out to be almost identical to the finished logos.

The lead single wasn't one of them. Def Leppard were, above all else, worried about the metal cred they forfeited the moment they showed up on MTV looking like themselves, i.e., a Van Halen that more closely resembled Duran Duran.

At that time, he was a presence that was hard to escape; it seemed like everyone liked him, recalls music journalist Cesar Luquero, currently editor-in-chief of Rockdelux.

As a member of the original rhythm section at Fame Recording Studios, he helped put the northern Alabama hamlet of Muscle Shoals on the musical map.

The history of Tiny Desk has been told via YouTube breakdowns, newspaper profiles, and online listicles, but its essence continues to evolve through diverse narratives.

Luca Prodan, a Scottish-Italian musician, transformed Argentina’s music scene with his band Sumo, introducing genres like post-punk at a time of political turmoil.

The rapper has always opted to stay close to where it all began, expressing a sentimental attachment to the memories associated with Detroit.

The exhibition challenges longstanding stereotypes of Latina women by presenting their representation in popular culture as a narrative shaped by the male gaze and industry control.

When we first got together, we had a similar feeling of what we wanted to do, the kind of material we wanted to write.

When I performed in London in the '60s, Elton John, then still Reginald Dwight, stole my Tupperware after I fed the band; it’s unforgettable!

"It was here in 1980, that R.E.M. played their first show. The church building is long gone, torn down to make way for condos, but the brick and stone steeple remains, a monument to where it all started."

The whole time period, between the winter of 1985 and all throughout 1986, was arguably the most important and life-changing period for 7 Seconds.

A player runs out of cash, and his car becomes part of the action.

I was like the Phantom of Hammersmith Odeon. It was about two in the morning. I stole a little minivan and I got in... I tiptoed across the stage, and I nicked some cymbals, the bass player's [amplifier] head... I got Bowie's microphone with his lipstick on it!

"That Kanye question needed a note saying the clue was recorded before he declared himself a literal Nazi."