Tightly packed and efficient music, power pop in the '70s harkened back to the early days of rock 'n' roll with its simple ...

Rundgren says Harrison left the album unfinished as Apple Records scrambled to salvage the project behind “Baby Blue” and “Day After Day.” ...

In 1971, Badfinger released a soaring rock ballad that would become the band's biggest hit in the United States. "Day After Day" helped transform the group from rising rock act into international ...

The legendary songwriter penned hits for stars including Garth Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Tanya Tucker. By Russ Penuell The songs told the stories. The artists made ...

Regular OnMilwaukee readers learned recently that Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith - who has a Milwaukee connection - launched his new youth music education initiative right here in Milwaukee ...

Our staff's favorite songs from a year of booming rap singles, delicate piano-rock ballads and irresistible pop singles that brought you-know-what back to the front of top 40. In the wake of the ...

Whether they were writing for friends, collaborators, or major stars, these 20 musicians helped shape entire eras of pop, ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

While many of the most enduring ballads of our time tell heartbreaking tales, one chart-topping, genre-crossing classic is tragic on a variety of levels that have nothing to do with the subject matter ...

The music of the late '60s and early '70s was in the spotlight recently at City Winery in Chicago. Badfinger, starring original member Joey Molland, was in the house and entertaining fans with their ...