From 1964 to at least 1967, the Supremes helped define the sound of Motown and, by extension, the sound of mainstream American pop. The trio worked closely with the songwriter-producer team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland to perfect a musical blueprint; an ideal blend of hard and …
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Milwaukee’s long-running Summerfest prides itself on being the country’s largest music festival, often drawing 800,000 people over 11 days in June and July, with lineups that have ranged from James Taylor to Selena Gomez. On Tuesday, festival organizers announced that Summerfest will not be held in June and July for …
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Aly & AJ released a video for their new single “Listen!!!” Friday, the latest from the pop duo since recording an explicit version of their 2007 platinum cult classic “Potential Breakup Song” after the old version went viral on TikTok. “Listen!!!” is the band’s newest single off their forthcoming album, …
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Cheap Trick have announced their 20th studio album In Another World, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ first LP since 2017. To preview their upcoming album, the band also dropped the first single “Light Up the Fire,” boasting the big riffs and stadium-ready hooks that have been the …
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Nashville-based singer-songwriter Thad Cockrell made his debut on The Tonight Show Tuesday, January 26th, performing his song “Swingin’” with the Roots. Cockrell and the Roots linked up remotely for the performance, but despite the distance, they injected the David Bowie and Arcade Fire-indebted track with plenty of punch. “If I’m …
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There were record companies, and then there was Warner Brothers. During the halcyon, Wild West days of the music business in the Sixties and Seventies, Warner Brothers — along with its associated labels like Reprise and Sire — earned a reputation for signing some of pop’s most idiosyncratic or unconventional …
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Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” has long been recognized as one of pop’s most thoughtful and compelling protest songs. Now the song, released 50 years ago this March, will be elevated even further: In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has officially proclaimed January 20th as What’s Going On Day in her …
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In the Nineties, much of the conversation about hip-hop was dominated by the tension between the East and West Coasts. The South was putting out tons of incredible rap records, too, but almost nobody was paying any attention to Portsmouth, Virginia. With 1997’s Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliott and Tim …
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Billie Eilish will publish a new self-titled book featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, via Grand Central Publishing on May 11th. Per a release, Billie Eilish will deliver a “stunning visual narrative journey through [Eilish’s] life,” offering readers “personal glimpses into her childhood, her life on tour, and more.” Accompanying the …
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Mark E. Smith wasn’t singing about Washington, D.C. when he bleated “Leave the Capitol! Leave this Roman shell!”, but the song — titled “Leave the Capitol” — is an apt rallying cry for the week the U.S. has had. A live recording of that track, off of the acerbic British …
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