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Today we celebrate the birthday of the singer Arthur Lee of Los Angeles rock band Love. Here he is with Love performing "A House Is Not A Motel" at Glastonbury 2003:

Every Tuesday and Thursday, former Warner Bros. Records executive and industry insider Stan Cornyn ruminates on the past, present, and future of the music business. With Reprise Records in Hollywood shut down tight, Frank Sinatra now had the choice to...

Put on your dancing shoes, New Order's "Blue Monday" is 30 years young today. FIVE FACTS ABOUT "BLUE MONDAY" Clocking nearly seven-and-a-half minutes, "Blue Monday" is one of the longest tracks ever to chart. According to Bernard Sumner, "Blue Monday"...

Born on this day in 1893, Memphis blues artist Walter "Furry" Lewis was the first guitarist to play with a bottleneck. His style was certainly influential. In fact, he even inspired Joni Mitchell to write the song "Furry Sings The...

Who’s ready for number 2?!? Dr. Rhino is, that’s who. On the schedule today is some of that jazz (Charles Mingus & John Coltrane), a helping of country (Willie Nelson & Gram Parsons) and a whole lotta fooling around. Buck...

Ric Ocasek in Conversation Amoeba Music, Hollywood Wednesday – March 6th – 6pm Chris Douridas (KCRW) hosts an evening with Ric Ocasek at this special Q&A and signing in Amoeba’s Jazz Room! Space for this event is limited. To guarantee...

On this day in 1992, R.E.M. took home "Album of The Year" for OUT OF TIME and "Best Single" and "Best Video" for "Losing My Religion" at the Rolling Stone Music Awards. They were also awarded "Artist of The Year,"...

Under the influence of Jewel or shall we say..."Karen." Watch what happens when Jewel goes undercover as just a regular 9-to-5iver at a karaoke bar and busts out some of her greatest hits. You will be singing along. We guarantee...

Led Zeppelin arranged a 'Thank You' tour for their British fans in 1971. They played at clubs from their early days and charged the same admission prices as in 1968. At their first stop in Belfast, Northern Ireland, they performed...