On the eve of their first album in four decades, 2 Tone’s finest talk to Miranda Sawyer and, further down, answer questions from readers and famous fans
Photographer Autumn de Wilde looks back at Smith's life -- and tragic end -- as a fan, friend and frequent collaborator.
The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction.
The songwriter and producer of Crazy, Lonely Boy and some of the biggest hits of the past two decades, talks to Matt Munday
The Wipers' Greg Sage looks back on the band's debut, 'Is This Real?', which influenced Nirvana, Mudhoney, Hole, and countless others.
For a certain cohort among our readership, the next sentence will undoubtedly cause a collective sigh, groan, gasp, wince… what have you: It was thirty years ago this month that the Pet Shop Boys single “West End Girls” became #1 on the UK music charts and soon thereafter in America too. That information came to me via the Pet Shop Boys’ Twitter feed this morning and boy did it make me feel old. For whatever dumb reason, I can actually recall exactly where I was when I first heard the tune myself. And then I realized that this “certain cohort” ...
Milton Nascimento, a musical deity in Brazil, collaborates with the bassist, vocalist and producer Esperanza Spalding on an album that contemplates age’s effect on art.
The pompadour, the pancake, the pantsuits, the pink — in style as in music, Little Richard led the way.
Salon talks to Peter Guralnick about his new biography of Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Studios
