Angry Anderson, the Rose Tattoo frontman, has died at 79. His nickname came from a hard childhood. What he did with the rest of his life is the real story.
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Duncan Sheik Has Died at 56. “Barely Breathing” Was the Hit – Spring Awakening Was the Warning
Duncan Sheik has died at 56. Beyond Barely Breathing, his musical Spring Awakening warned what happens when adults will not tell young people the truth.
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The Platinum Record Turns 50: Why Gold Stopped Being Enough
The platinum record turns 50 in 2026. It was born because gold no longer marked the top – and 50 years on, even diamond needed a quadruple version. Here’s why.
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Songs in the Key of Life at 50: Stevie Wonder Almost Quit
Songs in the Key of Life turns 50 on 28 September. In 1975 Stevie Wonder announced a farewell tour and planned to move to Ghana. Here is what changed.
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Rosalind Ashford Has Died at 83. She Sang on “Dancing in the Street” – Then Went to Work at the Phone Company
Rosalind Ashford, a founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, has died at 83. She sang on Dancing in the Street, then went to work at the phone company.
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Don’t Stop Believin’ Meaning: The Song Never Says in What
Don’t Stop Believin’ meaning, explained: the 1981 anthem never says what to believe in. The phrase began as a father’s words to a struggling son.
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Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? It’s the Shape
Why do songs get stuck in your head? Researchers compared 100 earworms with 100 ordinary tunes and found three shared traits – plus one popular fix that fails.
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Is It a Sin to Listen to Secular Music? What Paul Quoted
Is it a sin to listen to secular music? Paul quoted pagan poets three times in the New Testament, including lines first written about Zeus, and never apologized.
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Ancient Acoustics: Rooms That Change a Human Voice
Ancient acoustics research can rebuild rooms nobody has entered in millennia. What the measurements really show about a human voice is stranger than the myth.
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Freddie Mercury’s 80th Birthday: What Fame Could Not Buy
Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday drew crowds to Montreux and a 30ft mural to Wembley Park. What he said back in 1985 about fame explains why that matters.