As a music student, she said she was taught that even playfully making sounds that are out of the convention may be heard as ...

Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album. Today, Dave McKenna, Luis Paez-Pumar, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen explore Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 ...

Shining a light on the incredible music of Detroit composer Dorothy Ashby, who used the harp to pursue a musical career in jazz-funk, with incredible results.

Jimi Hendrix, widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential guitarists of all time, left an indelible mark on ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...