With a career that spans more than 60 years, Quincy Jones has one of music’s…
’80s
Pitchfork’s 200 Best Albums of the 1980s
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Sometimes They Won’t Let You: Tina Turner and Other Genre-Benders
In 1982 Tina Turner laid the groundwork for her Private Dancer comeback when she collaborated…
Why Tina Turner’s “The Best” Is The Perfect Workplace Soundtrack
During the first season of Tina Fey’s zany Muppet Show update 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin,…
Obscene Bass: Revisiting Miami’s Invasion of White Suburbia
Back in the ’80s, uptight white people fretted over the decline of western civilization. For…
Questlove’s Top 50 Hip-Hop Songs of All Time
On Questlove’s list of his favorite 50 hip-hop songs, he offers an important caveat. “I…
Psychedelia in the ’80s
This post is part of our Psych 101 program, an in-depth, 14-part series that looks…
The Best Michael Jackson Songs of All Time
As we begin our journey with the Dowsers, a few things are essential: a domain…
The Age of Electric: How The Cult Launched a Hard Rock Renaissance
“I’m a wolf child, girl, howlin’ for you! Wild flower!” When these lines appeared 50…
When Punk Got Weird
Punk may have started as a reaction against convention, but what started out as iconoclasm…