(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...

If you were rocking big hair and leather jackets in the 1980s, you definitely still remember these three one-hit wonders from ...

Rubber Soul, the last copy. My copy. After I paid the Walmart cashier a ten-spot, Rubber Soul crashed into me like a carom. Suddenly hackneyed pop was cool. Protest music was funny. Those ...

As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force ...

The 1980s were chaotic, charming, and weird, and the Christmas movies of that time were no exception. The 1980s holiday films ...

The '80s and '90s weren’t just transformative years for filmmaking; they were fertile ground for some of the greatest movie soundtracks in history. These soundtracks didn’t just complement the ...

David Fincher's gritty thriller commented on the urban blight and religious conservatism of the Reagan era. But it also predicted our obsession with true crime today. Thirty years after its release, ...

David Fincher's gritty thriller commented on the urban blight and religious conservatism of the Reagan era. But it also predicted our obsession with true crime today. Three decades on, however, it's ...

Pablo Baldetti, one half of the Region-based folk/rock duo Fragile Soul, described the songwriting process between himself and his musical and songwriting partner in crime Rodney Golson as a true ...

It has been noted, among friends who take time to read my occasional musings on television, that “if you’re not writing about sport, you’re writing about music”. And they are right. The last four ...

A new addition to Atlanta’s culinary scene is bringing a sultry blend of Southern warmth, Spanish-inspired tapas, and eye-catching cocktails to Midtown. Mistora, the latest concept from the group ...