A few years back, there was a Kurt Cobain’s “solo album.” But it wasn’t really a solo album in the traditional sense. It ...

But what about the notion of the B-side and bonus track in the digital age? They still exist as interesting bonus tracks ...

As late as 2008, the major labels were trying to divert us from digital tracks with physical formats, including the choking ...

The last car to come with a factor cassette player as standard equipment was the 2010 Lexus SC430. And now we’re rapidly ...

For example, it was once common for there to be key changes in songs. This was sometimes called a “truck driver’s gear change ...

Here’s a question: how long have we been able to get music on our phones? Ten years? Fifteen? Would you believe nearly ONE ...

Today, these fan club-only records, cassettes, and CDs are highly collectible with some of them exchanging hands for hundreds ...

After a Christmas break, London Calling returns with the latest from Lambrini Girls, an extremely powerful in-your-face all-female group out of Brighton They are furious at many things and they’re ...

According to the excellent database WhoSampled, the answer is a tiny snippet at the end of a 1982 track by Fab 5 Freddy called “Change the Beat,” which is actually credited to “Beside” (as in ...

You may have heard about the Amen Break, a six-second drum sample taken from a 1969 song by The Winstons that crept into hip hop, breakbeat, jungle, electronica, drums and bass, techno, industrial ...

How can a band make money without lifting a figure? In the case of Kraftwerk, just let Coldplay use nine of your notes.

Daysick comes from Atlantic Canada who has obviously spent a lot of time studying Billy Talen, Sum 41, and My Chemical Romance. If you’re looking for sawtooth guitars mated to vulnerable lyrics, there ...