Daily Newsletter, August 12, 2024

Even though I’ve seen these films many times, and listened to their soundtracks countless times too, I am still willing to pay to revisit them with a live orchestra.

Exploring the incredible psychedelic rock scene that took hold in Panama during the late 1960s and early 1970s was spurred on by groups like The Scepters.

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.

Steely Dan was a seminal group in the 1970s and these are their 12 best songs.

George Benson's versatility has always made him stand out among his musical peers. Impossible to pin down to any genre or skill, Benson proved even the pop charts were no match for his immense talent when he scaled the Top 10 with "Give Me the Night" in 1980. What is the song about? Who wrote it? And what other A-list collaborators helped to make the song happen? Here's a look back at "Give Me the Night." a yacht rock classic as smooth as it is iconic.

At the end of 1971 the Santana band was disintegrating. After an iconic performance at Woodstock and three excellent albums that defined the blue print for Latin rock, plus a succession of hits like Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va, the band was falling apart. That phase in the band’s timeline is chronicled well elsewhere so I will let […]

Groups like the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Marvelettes skyrocketed Motown to fame.

Our guide to the month’s best jazz releases.

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 90s thrillers…  The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the rising blockbuster, as well as other genre cinema, saw your classic pot boiler thriller pushed slightly to the wayside. Not so much a throwback […]

The Big Indie Playlist takes you on a sonic journey through the best tracks of the past week, including Adrianne Lenker, Fontaines D.C., and Thank among others.