The Linn Electronics LM-1, or the LinnDrum, a more affordable version of the latter, created many of the background beats for the soundtrack of the 80s. These devices proved that drum machines…
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This Classic Neil Young Track Was Released Months Before It Took on a New, Heartbreaking Meaning: “I Felt Responsible”
Neil young, 1971 (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) When Neil Young first went into the studio to record a song he wrote about the danger that drugs posed…
3 of Michael Jackson’s Best Songs That Were Written by Somebody Else
UNITED STATES – MARCH 01: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Photo of Michael JACKSON, Michael Jackson performing on stage, performing Thriller – Bad Tour (Photo by George De Sota (ID 5073478)/Redferns) Michael Jackson is…
49 Years Ago Today, Elvis Costello Lived Out the First Half of Every Aspiring Musician’s Fantasy (The Second Half Wasn’t Far Behind)
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Elvis COSTELLO; playing Gretsch White Falcon guitar, (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) Even those of us lucky enough to have fantastic jobs have daydreamed at least once…
Kevin Bacon Mourns the Death of the ‘Footloose’ Soundtrack Icon He Calls “One of the Great Voices of Rock”
Bonnie Tyler in May 1986 in Hannover. (Photo by Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images) Although Bonnie Tyler passed away on July 8, the singer’s impact remains timeless thanks to hits like…