Murder Ballads, a subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death.
For Block Rockin' Beats 1st anniversary, the previous exhibitors were asked to pick their funeral soundtracks.
One of the most influential debut albums in post-punk, turned 20 today.
Twoâcan I say "cute"?âcovers of The Magnetic Fields' beautiful song, "All My Little Words".
Alison Moyet, one of my biggest heroines back in New Wave & New Romantics days, turned 61 today.
One of the badassest aspects of 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, aside from the crime drama series itself, is the carefully crafted soundtrack.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood started a five-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles chart with âRelax!â
What's the greatest Christmas song of all time? Fairytale of New York!
𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺, one of the key records in what became shoegaze, turned 36 today.
35 years ago today, pop history was made when the Top 5 UK singles were all by female vocalists. Kim Wilde was one of them.
Just released, Balinese songs compilation album by today's coolest local scenesters.
41 years ago today, The Sugarhill Gangâs âRapperâs Delightâ became the first hip hop single ever to reach the Billboard top 40.
Fenomena yang sedang menggejala pada label rekaman Pohon Tua Creatorium (PTC) belakangan ini relatif mirip dengan kejadian pada awal 90an di wilayah Thames Valley, London. Para musisi skena indieâdidominasi pegiat shoegazeâkerap kongkow-kongkow di area tersebut, saling mendatangi konser satu sama lain, meminjam personel, tukar menukar anggota, mengisi posisi lowong antar band: The Scene That Celebrates Itself.
A French-specific Spotify playlist, inspired by Jonathan Richman's "Give Paris One More Chance".
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Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy.
