The allure of wealth and power, the precarious gambling of life and death - there's nothing quite like a good gangster movie.

The improvisational music that results has a syncopated ... The introduction of Prohibition in 1920 brings jazz into gangster-run nightclubs, the venues that serve alcohol and hire black musicians.

Although the term "gangster" is used for any criminal from the 1920s or 30s that operated in a group, it refers to two different breeds. Mobsters belonged to organized crime rings. They generally ...

27. “Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A. (1988) The seminal rap group changed the face of music production and paved the way for the gangsta rap genre with their debut, Straight Outta Compton.

October 18, 2024 • NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical offerings. For October 18, their selections include an array of ambitious ...

October 22, 2024 • We debate the pros and cons of small-town living through the music of Christian Lee Hutson, Youth Lagoon, Bartees Strange and more in our biweekly update of the year's best songs.

As a new LP is released, those who knew them explain how they changed the shape of music forever. Gang of Four's 1979 LP Entertainment! made shockwaves. 45 years on, it still speaks powerfully to ...

“This event combines music, classic cars ... which is in turn based on the true story of 1920s Quad City gangster John Looney. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig.

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