Laughter and tears are both responses to everyday life, said Kurt Vonnegut, adding, “I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” Music can provide
Released on August 10, 1970, Weasels Ripped My Flesh was the final album to feature the original line-up of The Mothers Of Invention, whom Frank Zappa had disbanded the previous
A new documentary on Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this year. Directed by Mike Downie, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal has been
A rare documentary on Paul McCartney and Wings, One Hand Clapping, will see a limited run of screenings this fall. The film, which offers an intimate look at the group’s
FINNEAS has announced his second studio album, For Cryin’ Out Loud. The record arrives October 4th. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter produced the entire record himself, drawing central inspiration from a
Luke Bryan has announced a new album, Mind of a Country Boy. The 14-track record, which father-son team Jeff and Jody Stevens produced, arrives on September 27th. To celebrate the
Going back to the dawn of civilization, stories were songs: Homer’s celebrated epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were initially performed to the lute and serve as the bedrock of
You can drive, vote, and get a job at 18, but turning 21 marks the true transition into adulthood. In the US, you can drink legally (and responsibly, of course)
A talk given by the Maharishi while The Beatles were studying Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh, India, would prove to be the inspiration of two of Lennon and McCartney’s most tender
One of the defining singles of Britain’s psychedelic pop summer of 1967 took its bow on the Top 50 chart for August 9 that year. The Small Faces arrived with