In the summer of 1991, I was a 19-year-old college kid who couldn’t stop thinking about the new songs I’d heard Nirvana perform live: “Breed,” with its driving power; the Beatlesque “Drain You”; and e...

In the summer of 1991, I was a 19-year-old college kid who couldn’t stop thinking about the new songs I’d heard Nirvana perform live: “Breed,” with its driving power; the Beatlesque “Drain You”; and e...

"I didn’t realize it then, but Heavy Vegetable helped get me through my rock years."

YouTube video by Identified

YouTube video by Identified

+ Matt Berninger + Meshell Ndegeocello on Identified

Two years ago, I wrote a piece for Shondaland called Why I Celebrate Loving Day, about the 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the U.S.

If I didn’t make the case for this song’s importance, it’s possible nobody else would

The son of Roy Ayers reflects on his father's iconic song

OPB's Lisa Wood talks with the a musician, a podcaster, the president of the record label Beggars Group, the biological son of legendary vibraphonist Roy Ayers, and nephew of saxophonist/flutist Alan ...

When I was five years old, I convinced my mother to buy me an album solely based on the cover art.

I’m excited to have written the liner notes for the 40th anniversary edition of Fishbone’s 1986 album In Your Face. As you’ll read, Fishbone was a game changer for me, and it was surreal to spend 90 m...

Last weekend, I finally started cataloging my record collection.

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