How punk, hip-hop, and the craft beer movement were all born out of rebellious DIY culture and began to flourish in America ...

Rosanne Cash writes about "Merry Golden Tree," a ballad that traveled from Europe to America’s shores carrying the seeds of folk and country music.

You’ve probably heard some of the best music ever made in a prison without knowing it. The two albums of soul and R&B ...

Schlitz, "the beer that made Milwaukee famous," leaves a lasting legacy, reflected throughout much of the city of Milwaukee, ...

For generations, Schlitz was more than just another American lager. It was a giant of the brewing world, a beer so dominant ...

Hail to the thief. The bloated kicking squealing orange little piggy. Come on, come on, you and who’s army. The head of state, just called for me, but i don’t have time for him. It’s gonna be a ...

The advent of modern antibiotics contributed enormously to the dramatic extension of human lifespan since their discovery by virtue of their lethal and selective action against pathogenic microbes.

Eager to liberate themselves from the legacy of World War II and the looming presence of East Germany, young musicians in several West German cities in the late 1960s and ’70s created a new form of ...

The experimental German band Can was formed in Cologne in 1968. Using elements of rock, jazz, and funk, the influential musicians helped pioneer krautrock, also known as kosmische musik, or cosmic ...

When Did Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Start? While there is no formal consensus, most DEI supporters cite the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a catalyst for the modern DEI industry. The act made ...

Today, the Spotlight shines On author Christoph Dallach, who joins us to discuss his book Neu Klang: The Definitive History of Krautrock (Faber & Faber, 2024). Christoph has spent years tracking down ...

What do you pick up for the friend who knew about that rapper months before the rest of the world? What about the audiophile, whose listening habits are particular and immovable? Your sister loves ...