There's no question that plenty of hit songs have stirred up controversy over the years, usually over lyrics deemed too scandalous for mass consumption. But back in the early days of rock and roll, ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

To say Miami Vice (1984-89) was a trendsetting TV show would be an obscene understatement. In terms of the visual style producer Michael Mann brought the show, The Sopranos creator David Chase once ...

The 1960s and ‘70s saw a massive rise in studio experimentation that led to some of the weirdest instrumental features to ever grace a reel of tape. To be clear, the instruments themselves aren’t ...

Hear a pair of revelatory versions featuring Brian Eno on “splintered” Minimoog. In early April 2022 two David Bowie tracks recorded during the Low sessions in 1976 showed up on YouTube; a noteworthy ...

Dom Okon is redefining what instrumental pop can be. A self-made producer from New Jersey, Dom blends shimmering soundscapes with emotional depth, crafting music that says everything—without saying a ...

Brooklyn-born Neil Jason’s turn as a first-call New York session bassist coincided with the profession’s peak period for “players” – a time when the studio inner circle was equally adept at jingles ...