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2 weeks ago | screenrant.com | Justin Cober-Lake

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Few, if any, pop stars have had a career like Paul McCartney has. His time with the Beatles, of course, needs no introduction, but it's a remarkably small part of his time in music. After the group broke up, he began a solo career that continues more than 50 years later (we're counting Wings as part of that solo career for various reasons). Those decades included ups and downs, and an unprecedented run of incredible music during his...

2 weeks ago | spectrumculture.com | Justin Cober-Lake

Few singer-songwriters have been as consistent for as long as Mary Chapin Carpenter. Since her debut in 1987, she’s rarely dipped in quality, using a straightforward melodicism and notable vocal nuance to succeed across the folk and roots spectrum. Carpenter’s recent work has leaned more toward spare sounds, an approach that continues with Personal History.

2 weeks ago | screenrant.com | Justin Cober-Lake

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Over two separate eras, The Band became one of the most important and influential acts in pop music over the second half of the 20th century. They began by playing with rock 'n' roller Ronnie Hawkins, became Bob Dylan's backing band, and grew into their own legends. Their songwriting drew on everything from history to mythology to personal concerns, moving from comic to tragic with ease. The quintet of Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson,...

2 weeks ago | screenrant.com | Justin Cober-Lake

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account For most of their career, The Clash lived up to their tag as "the only band that matters." They remain one of the most important acts from the early years of punk rock music, influencing nearly everyone who came after them. At the start, The Clash played aggressive guitar rock, with fast tempos, angry vocals, and politically aware lyrics. The roots of change were present from the start - this was always a band that was going to...

3 weeks ago | screenrant.com | Justin Cober-Lake

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Every great movie needs a special music soundtrack to go with it. Music can heighten the emotion, increase the tension, or make a comedic moment even funnier. The best of these movie soundtracks take on a life of their own outside the film. Sometimes they work as a thematic playlist, and other times they work as an introduction to an era. They can even just make for great background listening. Ever since at least Blackboard Jungle,...