Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But, as with our recent look at the first band to use a synth ...

one of the first acts signed to the Beatles’ Apple Records and a power-pop force in the early 1970s on the strength of hits like “Day After Day” and “No Matter What,” died on March 1 in ...

Flack is best known for her majestic indelible early hits songs like ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’, ‘Where Is the Love’ ...

What happened to these four one-hit wonders? Sometimes, even the most talented musicians disappear after one big hit.

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Uncovering the story of 'Snatch and the Poontangs', a bizarre sex-centric album recorded by R&B pioneer Johnny Otis and released under the pseudonym 'The Hawk'.

Vic said Joe’s early inspirations included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, pioneers of the ‘first wave’ of ...

Though Seán Ó Riada almost singlehandedly changed the course of Irish traditional music, few people today fully appreciate his massive legacy. The ...

It seems like every musical era finds a new act from Sweden that comes around and reminds people of the pristine pop music ...

Elvis Presley didn't record two spectacular Middle-of-the-Road songs that went on to become chart-toppers. What tunes did he pass on?

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We break down the ill-considered decisions that lead to tracks from the Beatles' "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" to Elton John's "Jamaica Jerk-Off." ...