As with most Beach Boys dates, Wilson handed out his charts and played the song at the piano to give the musicians an idea of how it went. They then cut the track – with no scratch vocals – in ...

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

Help Me’ is a hybrid track which shows off the best of both sides of Joni Mitchell at once. Read more about the story behind the song here.

You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…”, “The Top…” or “The Most…” among other ...

Trees comprise Jared Gentile, Maddie Henke, James Werner, and Spencer Lemann. Jared formed the band after releasing their debut album, Green, a ...

Hey, hey, my my... yacht rock fun will never die! We look at the enduring legacy of a subgenre of music once reviled by critics. It's been around so long, you can't help but give it up. We look at a ...

By Grace Howard For the music industry, last 25 years of music have been nothing but interesting, with the top of the Billboard Charts and the Grammy Song of the Year winner only being the same once.

The always popular Music in Parks series of free public concerts starts at Maraetai this Saturday. Auckland Council’s Music ...

PLAYBACK: Everyone remembers the Irish singer’s mesmerising video for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. Few know that Prince was the ...

Walker Kessler and Rudy Gobert have been irreversibly tied since their teams made a swap in 2022. But which is the better ...

Mac Miller‘s posthumous music continues to resonate deeply with fans, and his upcoming album, Balloonerism, promises to be no exception. The estate of the late Pittsburgh rapper has just unveiled the ...

PAZ, Steve Lehman, Jimi Tenor, Medline, LA BOA meets Tony Allen, Greg Spero & Nicole McCabe, & More article by Tony Poole, published on January 10, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts a ...