15 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was perhaps the greatest hit of the '60s -- not 'She Loves You' or 'Blowin' in the Wind' but the ... Read More »
Sam Cooke Documentary to Debut on PBS After 12 Years in the Making
The great Sam Cooke recorded his first pop single in 1956, after getting his start in gospel. His ... Read More »
Peaches Honored by the Harvard Lampoon
Peaches, the queen of explicit electronic dance music, will be honored Monday in Cambridge, Mass. by ... Read More »
Music Albums Out on December 22, 2009
Looking for a list of music albums out on December 22, 2009? Whether you're into glossy pop or ... Read More »
El Vez Spoofs Christmas and Politics at New York Show
According to the Mayan calendar, the world will end in 2012, just in time for the next presidential ... Read More »
Best Songs of the 2000s
Terms that come up more than once in our list of the best songs of the 2000s: "crazy," "idiot," ... Read More »
Angelique Kidjo's 'Oyo' Celebrates a Rich Musical Heritage
What a playlist! Some African folk songs mixed with the African-American R&B of Otis Redding, ... Read More »
Museum Exhibit Showcases Best of Rock Photography
For as long as rock 'n' roll has existed, there have always been photographers capturing the ... Read More »
Celebrity Tax Evasion: Musicians Who Got Caught by the Taxman
George Harrison seemed like the gentle Beatle, but even he reserved special animosity for the one ... Read More »
'60s Music -- An Introduction
'60s music is most easily described as revolutionary, with many of the established forms of the ... Read More »
Neil Diamond Has High Praise for the Jonas Brothers
Neil Diamond is one of music's unquestioned top live draws, a performer who's set attendance records ... Read More »
James Brown's 'Soul Power' Lives On in New Film
Producer Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, while editing the Oscar-winning film 'When We Were Kings,' took note of ... Read More »
Scarlett Johansson Covers the Cure + More
Tom Waits cover girl Scarlett Johansson also covers the Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry' on a new iTunes ... Read More »
Prodigal Seun: A Second Heir to Fela Kuti's Afrobeat Crown Arrives
Seun Anikulapo Kuti is looking a bit professorial in his black and white dashiki and black-rimmed ... Read More »
James Brown, 'There Was a Time' (Kenny Dope Remix) - Free MP3 of the Day
Artist: James Brown Songs: 'There Was a Time' (Kenny Dope Remix) Album: 'Verve Remixed Vol. 4' ... Read More »
Rock Almanac: May 19, 2008
On This Date in 1988: James Brown is released on bond after spending the night in an Aiken, S.C. ... Read More »
