As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

Johnny Marr and Andy Rouke grew up loving funk music, and on one Smiths song, they allowed it to influence the band for a fleeting moment.

The 80s and 90s featured many classic and unforgettable WWE entrance themes. Many wrestling fans still sing and hum along to ...

At 63, Bobby Gillespie can still channel the back-alley menace of a truant teen while embracing full-blown hedonism in his ...

Diamond Cafe, whose real name is Tristan Thompson, has a connection to funk and other old-school musical genres ... music video shot in Los Angeles. The song, which features a guitar solo and ...

Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party” (1963) Hanging onto his love of Latin percussion and cool hot brass, Jones — who not only produced the song but signed 16-year-old ... got the funk on his ...

But in the days of yore, old-timey compliments were often well-arranged verbal bouquets of flowery words that not only had staying power but could also make even the coldest heart melt.

I curated a 20-song playlist that reflects the importance of this day, the critical nature of our votes on this day. In this ...

It’s upbeat—as much as a sub-two-minute song can be—but what’s wonderful about “Hinoki Wood” is that you can hear the creaks of Margaret’s ivories as she presses them. This song ...

Quincy Jones, the musician-producer whose work was on several of the biggest pop LPs of the century, has died at 91.

Nikita is a seasoned wordsmith and a fervent beauty and fashion aficionado. She boasts over seven years of crafting crisp and concise content. Her repertoire spans across a multitude of writing ...

Hip-hop-legend-turned-movie-star Ice Cube is topping the bill at an old-school hip-hop throwdown in ... over some of the era's most contagious funk grooves, courtesy of Public Enemy's production ...