The vocoder was never intended to change the music scene. In fact, it wasn’t meant for music at all. Its origins trace back a century, when engineer Homer Dudley at Bell Labs sought a more efficient ...

The Alan Parsons Project had its biggest hit with Eye in the Sky (1982) and its catchy but haunting title track. Did you know that they released five other albums before that? Most notably, the first ...

Los Angeles. 1983. The hip-hop from the East Coast that included Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” and Grandmaster Flash & ...

Ringo Starr has enjoyed his share of hit songs the Beatles broke up. Here's a countdown of his 30 best songs, from "Photograph" to now.

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The Strokes are about to release a new album, Reality Awaits. A lot has changed in the 25 years since the band’s first Irish ...

Sheffield's greatest talent has always been finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, and nothing exemplifies this better ...

Polka dots were absolutely everywhere at RBC Amphitheatre. Entire families wore matching black-and-white ensembles, people ...

Tame Impala have so far released four songs from their upcoming third album, Currents, but they have now finally confirmed a July 17 release date (on new label Interscope) and have released the ...

Noah Britton has been honing his brand of performance punk since 2003 as leader of The Best Thing Ever. He also co-founded the first comedy troupe composed entirely of people with Asperger syndrome ...

Rock's uniquely colourful story is littered with moments that just make you scratch your head in bewilderment. These are 12 ...