This week the world of music lost an Icon, in fact this last few weeks haven’t been great, Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, but this ...

We pay tribute to Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and funk rock legend Sly Stone and, as promised, publish the last in-depth interview with Rick Derringer. Next issue we will pay full tribute to ...

When Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, and one hit wonder Lou Christie all died last month at the age of 82, it got me thinking. These weren’t just random deaths.

When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born.

We are in the full height of sum-mer, the weather has been warm and sunny, with a few showers here and there, but obviously ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — From celebrity chefs and record breaking athletes, to musicians, veteran actors and the Pope, 2025 ...

A look at what music inspired Haruomi Hosono, one of the most omnivorous and influential musicians of his time, and how ...

Sly and the Family Stone performing at the Winchester Cathedral. 1967. (L to R) Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham. courtesy of Cynthia Robinson ...

Sly and the Family Stone deliver a blistering cover of Otis Redding's 'I Can't Turn You Loose' in the latest track from a rare 1967 live album.

Sly & The Family Sone was one of the first self-contained, multi-gender, interracial, genre-fluid bands to ever top the charts, a progenitor of “funk” whose flamboyant streetwear set a new standard ...

We're joined by music historian and professor Rickey Vincent to talk about the legacy of Sly Stone. He talks to us about what made the funk icon so special and why there'll never be another like Sly ...