Over the course of a career spanning four decades, Linda Ronstadt has turned her hand to everything. Country, rock’n’roll, jazz, opera, Broadway standards, big band, Mariachi… you name it, she’s tried it, and by and large, the results have been masterful. Since starting out in the 1960s as the lead singer of the folk-rock trio,…
If you grew up listening to hip-hop music in the 1990s, then Kurupt is no stranger to you. He was very close to the beloved Tupac, and they were even signed to the same label, Death Row Records. Since he was a child, Kurupt has loved hip hop and has been in different groups, including…
They say that justice delayed is justice denied; yet, sometimes the wheels of justice turn so slowly they need a push such as the New York Child Victims Act. A lawsuit claiming Bob Dylan sexually abused a 12-year-old girl in 1965 is among the many filed since the legislation was passed in 2019. The plaintiff…
James Taylor started his career in 1968 with the Beatles’ Apple label. He was 20 years old, had floppy hair, an acoustic guitar, and a notebook full of frank confessionals. Two years later, those confessionals found their mark with the release of his second album and commercial breakthrough, Sweet Baby James. Since then, he’s been…
Belinda Carlisle was born on August 17, 1958, in Hollywood, California. After her father left, her word was turned upside down. Carlisle began to rebel in her teens. Once she started listening to the 1970s Los Angeles punk scene, she knew she wanted to pursue music and not college. Her first group was the Germs,…
Benjamin Jackson Burnley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 10, 1978. When he was twelve, his family moved to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He was homeschooled from age sixteen and quickly passed his GED requirements graduating much earlier than if he continued in public school. He moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at twenty-one and met…
Some country songs make you sad, others get you mad. But no matter whether they make you reach for the bottle in anger or in misery, they all do one thing. They all tell a story. Not all of those stories are worth listening to, but the good ones will always twang your heartstrings. The…
By the 1970s, country music was going through changes. A new breed of country star was taking over the charts, replacing the old school style of yesterday with a new type of outlaw glamour. Gram Parsons, Waylon Jennings, Linda Ronstadt, and dozens of others were all making as big a dent on the pop charts…
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released on August 13, 1982. Cameron Crowe wrote the book after going undercover at a San Diego High School and later the screenplay for the film. At the time Crowe went underground, he was twenty-two. Yet, Crowe looked young and was able to stay undercover at Clairemont High School…