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‘STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.’ review: The rise and fall of the record label that gave us Otis Redding...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoThe rise and fall of Stax Records, the influential but underdog label based in Memphis, Tennessee,...
5 Best Oscar-Winning Songs By Black Musicians
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoCredit: MGM/Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Of course, most viewers focus on the Academy Awards’ big four – Best Actor, Actress, Director, and Best...
How the Documentary Boom Has Been a Boon for Music Storytelling
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoAs a child of the 1980s, I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to know about Wham!, just...
50th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th home run: His closest friends remember the HR king
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sport· 4 months agoThey kept moving closer and closer to Hank Aaron on Atlanta’s bench, and he kept moving further and...
32 Movies That Have Fantastic Soundtracks
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoUma Thurman and John Travolta dancing in Pulp Fiction. Music can sometimes make or break a scene in a movie, but there are some films that take that idea...
Danger Mouse & Jemini’s ‘Born Again’ Feels Like the Best Hip-Hop Record From 2003 You Never Heard:...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 11 months agoIn the 20 years since “Ghetto Pop Life,” the acclaimed debut album from producer-rapper team Danger...
Jim Stewart, Stax Records Founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member, Dies at 92
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoJim Stewart, who founded what became the Stax Records label and produced some of the great soul...
Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers and More to Be Honored at Grammy Special Merit Awards Ceremony
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony — which will celebrate the organization’s 2023...
The Iconic Memphis Label Behind Music’s Most Soulful Stars
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoHoward L. Bingham“We were flying by the seat of our pants,” Stax legend William Bell recently...
The Genius of Burt Bacharach in 12 Songs
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoDuring their commercial peak in the 1960s, the songs of Burt Bacharach (who died today at 94) and lyricist Hal David were so commercially successful and...