Chicago’s favorite fight song, “Bear Down,” began as bet among songwriters. It ended up being a city’s rallying cry.

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Nottingham, Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to the festive season. Why is it that it’s these particular pieces of music that get us thinking of the ...

Few pop stars from the last century have a voice as distinct and recognizable as Cher does. Somehow, though, some artists have managed to sound quite a bit like her, which is a feat in itself. Let’s ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Popular country music as we know it today, like it or not, primarily derives from the principles of one sound, the Nashville Sound. Chet Atkins, the famous producer, is often credited with being the ...

Konstantine Vlasis never imagined that a single track on a Sigur Rós album would lead him to study the melting glaciers of Iceland. But a decade after first hearing the band's 2013 track Lækurinn ...

Who are the best rock bands for every letter of the alphabet? It's time that we learn our rock 'n' roll ABCs. First off, how difficult is it to name a rock band or solo musician for every letter of ...

Joe Keery, known to most as Steve from Stranger Things, found his musical sweet spot under the name Djo. His song “End of Beginning” took TikTok by storm in 2022. But he’s no one-hit wonder. Since ...