The first song in our series is Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning,” a cornerstone of Chicago Blues. Howlin’ Wolf’s daughter and his longtime guitarist Hubert Sumlin talk about the importance of […]
Morton Subotnick‘s Silver Apples of the Moon, was the first album of all-electronic music. Released in 1967, it found favor with electronics geeks, as well as legions of stoners who […]
“Radio Free Europe” was R.E.M.’s first single. It represents a breakthrough moment, when indie rock was splitting away from punk music to become its own sound. Engineer Mitch Easter, radio […]
Every year the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to be preserved for all time. One song chosen this year is Loretta Lynn’s 1970 hit […]
This 2009 documentary celebrates the release of “Valleys of Neptune,” twelve previously unreleased recordings by Jimi Hendrix, recorded during the last years of his life. Alongside tracks from the album, […]
Jimi Hendrix – West Coast Seattle Boy, The Radio Special is an hour-long excursion into the life and times of Jimi Hendrix as seen through the lens of a new […]
This special feature narrated by Jonathan Clarice takes a look back on 40 years of fantastic music and the extensive musical journey of Derek and the Dominos. It is a […]
Our series begins with John Lee Hooker’s breakthrough song “Boogie Chillen.” Blues veteran Charlie Musselwhite and writer Peter Guralnick explain how Hooker’s 1948 song left its mark on American music. […]