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Gee whiz, is it Carla Thomas’s birthday again already? To celebrate the day this classic R&B artist first entered the world we’ve put together a list of 5 facts about Ms. Thomas that might have flown under your radar. And...

Lou Reed never went for mainstream success; his songs of decadence and decay were too intense for your basic AM radio listener in the '70s. For a brief season, though, the mainstream came to him—in late 1972, "Walk on the...

30 years ago today, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe – known collectively as the Pet Shop Boys – sat atop the UK Singles chart with their cover of a 1972 song which had already found success via versions by Elvis...

They call him the big-nosed bard of Barking – no, seriously, go Google the phrase and see who comes up – but most people just refer to him as Billy Bragg, and today he hits the big 6-0. In celebration...

33 years ago today, David Lee Roth released his cover of a Beach Boys classic, one which took him into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time as a solo artist. Produced by Ted Templeman...

40 years ago this month, Joni Mitchell released a double album which doubled down on the experimental jazz fusion sound of her previous LP. Recorded predominantly at A&M Studios in Hollywood, DON JUAN’S RECKLESS DAUGHTER arrived on record store shelves...

You know Elliot Easton for his work in The Cars – you know, the Boston band that’s heading into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018? – but his guitar skills have been put to use in other...

Given that he’s sitting comfortably in the top 10 of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, you won’t be surprised to learn that Ry Cooder’s skills as an axe-man have been utilized by many bands and singers over...

16 years ago today, Joe Walsh received an honorary degree in music from Kent State University. No, it’s not as momentous a date as, say, the day he was born or the day he joined the Eagles, but it’s a...