As far as we can remember, Conan O'Brien's popular "In the Year 2000" segment never predicted any of the following: the beats and rhymes dominance of a Detroit rapper with a candy-conjuring name (Emine …

The Commodores exemplify their dancin' and dreamy sides, respectively, with "Brick House" and "Easy." Jimmy Buffett recounts a quasi-autobiographical experience in "Margaritaville," Heart demonstrates  …

Hits from movies dominated 1982, with Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III and Vangelis' theme from Chariots of Fire offering contrasting approaches to portrayals of men-in-shorts …

True soul music is colorblind, stirring up a heart-pounding passion in people from every background. The singers who were tagged with the "blue-eyed soul" label as early as the mid-'60s are no e …

The sounds of blue-eyed soul are alive and well today, with new artists busting out from all corners. Framlingham, England, may not be up there with Memphis and Detroit among soul hotspots, but British …

For 200 years, Cuba has slow-boiled into a unique and fine-tasting stew of musical fusion, a place where diverse styles (principally from Spain and West Africa) blended, re-formed, then reappeared thro …

In the fast-moving music world, where things can turn inside out in an eye-blink, classic rockers are the eternal guardians of the rock 'n' roll animal in us all. Whether you want to take a Rototom-rol …

Classic rock cuts don't slip in the door when no one's looking - they crash through the wall, shaking the room with each mighty footstep, making their presence known in no uncertain terms. The Moody Bl …

It's the decade's minutiae that captivate us; everybody remembers Clinton being impeached, but the Trivial Pursuit winner remembers the last guy impeached before him. And what pursuit cou …