Aretha Franklin cancels performances through Spring 2011

By Derek Staples on November 20th, 2010

We respect her decision to take a well-deserved break.

List ‘Em Carefully: Top Miscredited Songs

By Len Comaratta on November 3rd, 2010

Classic cases of mistaken musical identity…

OMD to release first album since 1996, Coachella on horizon?

By Harry Painter on August 19th, 2010

Oh, and Aretha Franklin, by the way. Aretha Franklin.

List ‘Em Carefully: The Top 10 Cover Songs of All Time

By Matt Melis on February 17th, 2010

It’s a bar room staple… here are the best of ‘em.

New Orleans Jazz Festival 2010 taps Pearl Jam, Van Morrison, My Morning Jacket

By Michael Roffman on December 15th, 2009

Plus, Widespread Panic, Jeff Beck, Lionel Richie, Band of Horses, The Dead Weather, and Aretha Franklin!

Cinema Sounds: The Commitments

By Jay Ziegler on December 3rd, 2009

This film is one of the reasons why we invented this damn feature…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates anniversary with its inductees

By Alex Young on July 22nd, 2009

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. To celebrate, the Cleveland based museum is hitting the Big Apple for a two-day bash that will feature the likes of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, U2, Metallica, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Crosby Stills & Nash, Stevie Wonder and [...]

Black History Month Spotlight: Soul Man

By Matt Melis on February 27th, 2009

I am a soul man. Not many twenty-something, white guys from rural western Pennyslvania can lay claim to that title, but I do. Soul is the music I grew up on. Even as an infant, the radio in my family’s car was always dialed in to the oldies. While my nursery school friends were being [...]

Inaugurationpalooza 2009!!!!

By Alex Young on January 7th, 2009

Lots of musicians like Barack Obama. Lots of musicians like Barack Obama so much so that they performed in support of him during his run for the White House. And now, unsurprisingly, a number of our favorite acts will soon be congregating in Washington, DC to celebrate Barack Obama’s victory. According to Fox News, Stevie [...]