The 1980s get reduced to big hair and power ballads more often than they deserve. Sure, MTV was king and glam metal ruled the ...

For how successful his career has been, the public hasn’t given Justin Vernon his flowers. Sure, the artist has two Grammy Awards and nine nominations, yet he isn’t nearly as well known as someone he ...

Brian Wilson died today. He was 82 years old. I have been asked to write a column that sums up his impact on modern music. The problem is that this is impossible. It’s like trying to explain the ...

The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once. Arena anthems got shinier. Guitar solos got faster. Alternative scenes got ...

The influence of The Beatles on the music industry is undeniable, but sometimes people don't realize just how much they still affect everything around us. Plenty of young artists still acknowledge the ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...

In 2024, Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary was released in homage to a genre of late ’70s, early ’80s easy listening pop music. The term “Yacht Rock” was actually coined as part of a web series joking that ...

Many artists today, namely Sabrina Carpenter, are releasing 1980s-tinged pop anthems that lean into femininity. Carpenter is known for not shying away from her perspective as a woman while also ...