deep dive

40 years ago this month, Pete Seeger released his one and only album for Warner Brothers, an LP which found the then-60-year-old folk singer in fine form and delivering a solid collection of tunes. Produced by Fred Hellerman, who did...

30 years ago this week, Adrian Belew released his fourth studio album as a solo artist, and while we’re technically classifying it as a Deep Dive, we know that there are a lot of fathers out there who’ve gotten a...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great jazz legend Charles Mingus, who – despite having died from complications of ALS in 1979 – continues to influence new musicians to this day, thanks to the tremendous body of work...

50 years ago this month, The Modern Jazz Quartet released an album which offered fans of the group a rootin’, tootin’ good time...or at least implied as much with its title. Recorded in New York City during sessions in May...

30 years ago this month, Alphaville released their third studio album, an LP which found the German group trying to expand their sound and ending up in turmoil in the studio as a result. Co-produced by Klaus Schulze and the...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great Solomon Burke, an R&B legend who made his mark in the early 1960s with such hits as “Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms),” “Cry to Me,” “If You...

It was on this date in 1955 that the great Charlie Parker officially became the late, great Charlie Parker, and the fact that his demise occurred when he was all of 34 years old is a surprise only to those...

It’s the last day of February, which means it’s the last day of Black History Month, which means this is the last of our Deep Dives to celebrate underrated artists who particularly ought to be celebrated this month. As such...

15 years ago this week – the actual anniversary was yesterday, if you’re curious – John Frusciante released his fourth solo album, an LP which instantly became notable as a result of being the first of his solo albums to...