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People" to "Dance to the Music," these are Sly & the Family Stone's best songs and greatest hits, a tribute to the legacy of ...
The Doobie Brothers have walked, run, and smoked down the highway for a very long time. Over 50 years of mileage, to be exact. Patrick Simmons, the band’s co-founder and sole continuous member, has ...
More than thirty years have passed since Green Day first came out with their album 39/Smooth. It quietly laid the groundwork for a new kind of punk that would later emerge on the big scene.
From her perspective, it is “an honor to have recorded many of Steve’s original songs over the years.” Buell studied voice ...
What do “Wichita Lineman,” “Close To You,” “Julia,” and “Alone Again Naturally” have in common? Jazz-level chord progressions hiding in plain sight. In this video, we break down how songwriters like ...
Jon Pareles After the conclusion (?) of his war of words with Kendrick Lamar, Drake briefly hibernated, then re-emerged with ...
Following the death of the legendary Brian Wilson, the absolute best from one of the greatest catalogs in rock or pop history ...
Listening to Brian Wilson’s music was like growing up with him. Beginning with songs about teenage kicks like surfing, driving, and chasing girls, he matured into thoughtful and introspective ...
The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions ...
We used assistance from ChatGPT to comb through thousands of sources to determine the most universally beloved and culturally significant songs of all time.
The spark of the Beach Boys has died at age 82. A critic picks a dozen songs highlighting the talent of the group’s ‘resident genius.’ ...
‘Darlin’’ (1967) The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike. Wilson revamped a song he wrote with ...