The Zydeco Legacy of Clifton Chenier is finally preserved in a new set of digital releases made possible by Smithsonian Folkways.

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska Live’ concert film, featured on his ‘Nebraska ’82’ box set, is now available as a standalone digital video.

Writer and filmmaker Andrew Bennett is driving that point home by offering some rare recordings from the band’s rehearsals at their 5150 studio. They were recorded from November 2006 through January ...

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would later come to ...

From its first use by the likes of the Byrds and the Beatles in the 1960s, the synthesizer has captured the public’s imagination. Electronic instruments first became possible in the early 20th century ...

In an ’80s pop landscape full of enormous talents and outrageous fashions, Cyndi Lauper still managed to stand out with one of the loudest voices and biggest personalities on MTV. The Queens native ...

The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Leading the field is Kendrick Lamar, who has nine nominations and will be looking to repeat in several categories. Trailing ...

The 1980s might be the easiest decade to caricature. But the best ’80s albums prove that the decade wasn't just about big hair, big shoulder pads, and even bigger mobile phones—and that the era's ...

Not having written items here for a long stretch, your comments have been piling up. Let me get to some of those today. (Thankfully none are about Houston.) At the Pomona Valley authors event Oct. 11 ...

In a new interview, Yungblud named his five favorite albums of all time. The rocker made a recent appearance on the Lipps Service podcast where he discussed his collaborative EP with Aerosmith, ...

PRE-LIST ENTERTAINMENT, PART 1: WHAT IS A “LOST” ALBUM, EXACTLY? I am not talking about records that didn’t get their due in their time. And I’m not counting albums that are out of print or absent ...

It’s 10 p.m. at the JYP Entertainment offices in Seoul, South Korea. The K-pop group NMIXX is relaxed and gathered around in the conference room. This press interview, conducted over Zoom, is one of ...