The 1980s and 1990s were a golden era for black female singers. Countless talented artists left an indelible mark on the music industry and shaped the sound of R&B, soul, and pop for generations to ...

LOOSE ENDS with CARL McINTOSH plus guests SULPACIO JONES and UNESS at the Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst), Saturday (November 12), 7 pm. $30-$40. tickets.iliveradio.com. See listing. It’s fair to say ...

Nostalgia is a strong drug, and it seems to be the one that almost everyone is on these days. The concert industry thrives on nostalgia by putting together package tours zeroing in on one specific ...

This November, BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Radio will be taking viewers on a trip back to the 1980s for the next instalment of BBC Music: My Generation. I’m delighted to present our fourth decade moment ...

We recently began our epic GOAT Hunt: the search to put together a fantasy band line-up made up entirely of the players who are considered the Greatest of All Time. Having found your top pre-'80s ...

The ’90s, arguably, constituted the last era of rock music. When boy bands and pop stars put an end to rock’s five-decade reign over popular music, the decade of grunge and jangly college music was ...

Soul Asylum initially formed in the early ’80s when frontman Dave Pirner was still in high school. The group then became part of the Minneapolis local music scene alongside fellow indie bands the ...

African-American icons like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Mary J. Blige are often associated with soul music. Even some white artists have found success in this genre. But Asian-American soul ...