It was completely by accident that I came across the song “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ray Peterson, but that song opened up an entire new style of song that I didn’t even know existed—the teenage death ...

Sometimes you can point to a single, humble work of art — it may be a song, a movie, a book or a work of visual art — and find in it a key to an entire zeitgeist. You would assume, in such cases, that ...

Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two. side 1: Ballad of a Teenage Queen; side 2: Big River (Quality 1692). 78 rpm. This coupling was initially released on King (U. S.) 283.

Queen never quite followed the expected trajectory of the typical rock band, which is why their career boasts so many unique moments. Case in point: their decision to follow up one of their greatest ...

NEW YORK — Every year, summer arrives with a buzzing energy. School's out, the sun is shining, music is blaring out of car windows and speakers are blasting on the beach. But this summer, the beaches ...