Nguyen Van Loc was persecuted for performing Hanoi’s old romantic music during (and after) the Vietnam War. He can’t stop. He ...
Admired by a new generation including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, his new album, “Indigo Park,” keeps pushing forward.
The first time I heard “Something Inside So Strong” by Labi Siffre was one of those seminal musical moments in my life, when lyrics and melody conjured something more. The pressure on the Apartheid ...
There’s a moment in “The Last Waltz” that comes at about the 34 minute and 53 second mark, at the onset of the last chorus in ...
Songwriter Patrick Davis was asked to tweak two lyrics in the song’s first verse because they made references to women “of ...
"I was in a pretty terrible state at the time, which you can tell from the song," recalled David Crosby. "It sounds lost. " ...
My favorite song on the Oscar-winning soundtrack to the movie “Sinners” is “Pale, Pale Moon,” where actress Jayme Lawson ...
When Paul and Linda McCartney were victims of a robbery in Lagos, they were almost robbed of a future hit song.
Detroit Tigers players' "walkup songs" — music played at Comerica Park as players enter the game — are among the most diverse ...
Bad song lyrics can ruin a perfectly good drive. One second you’re humming along to a platinum hit, and the next, some millionaire is singing about their untrimmed chest. It makes you want to park the ...
A former Mobile County Sheriff deputy is being called to serve the public in other ways than fighting crime. Johnny Ledger is ...
Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — has officially unveiled his long‑awaited new studio album, Bully, marking a highly anticipated return to music after years of delays and public controversy. After ...