Music has never existed in a vacuum. Every dominant sound of every era was shaped by something beyond the notes themselves: social upheaval, new technology, economic mood, and plain old cultural ...

The beginning of 2020 signaled the start of a new decade. It provided a chance for all of us — over the age of 10 — to reminisce about the past 10 years, both the good times and the bad, the mistakes ...

Welcome to another installment of Ask A Music Critic! And thanks to everyone who has sent me questions. Please keep them coming at steve.hyden@uproxx.com. Setting all of that aside: Your question is ...

In an era dominated by algorithms, fleeting trends, and disposable entertainment, Darryl Scotti has chosen a different path — one rooted in storytelling, empathy, healing and connection. Best known as ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

The 1970s were a decade unlike any other for rock music. And from the very start of that decade came excellent classic rock albums, particularly from 1971, that have stood the test of time. Let’s look ...

Few would say that the 1960s were not an influential time in music. It was the decade in which rock and roll transformed into blues rock, hard rock, and even the early tinglings of heavy metal. Many ...

We are almost to the present tense — our examination of Missouri music decade by decade brings us to the most recently completed age, the 2010s. For Missouri artists, this was a decade of exploring ...