In his autobiography, Elvis Costello wrote that the popular idea of him early on as an angry man was just a trick of physiology. He wrote: “It seems that the space between my two front teeth, which ...

The right ’70s song does more than trigger nostalgia, it feels like it could drop into a 2025 playlist without missing a beat. These ten tracks still sound fresh in your earbuds, in a vintage Camaro’s ...

Aretha Franklin was a pioneering voice in American soul music.

The legendary song was recognized with two Grammys and became one of Stevie Wonder's most beloved recordings.

Modern digital recording offers artists unparalleled precision, a stark contrast to the constraints of the 1950s and '60s. Limited recording time and equipment costs meant "good enough" was the ...

The Beatles made their split official in 1970, patching together Let It Be for May release from sessions dating back more than a year. By then, Ringo Starr had already released a solo album of ...

Pink Floyd's eighth studio album became one of the most influential rock albums in history, which was released in the early ...

The year before punk broke, rock's old guard made a strong, pressing stand. But as the UCR staff-selected list below of the Top 40 Songs of 1976 shows, the music that dominated headlines at the end of ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roots rocker John Fogerty, 80, has barely slowed down since Creedence Clearwater Revival exploded onto the scene in 1969. The ...

Tributosaurus, one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets, never especially cool, not exactly challenging, pushing nearly 25 years as a mainstay of local bars and theaters, without an original song to their ...