The 1960s was a decade of extreme cultural change, and its music captured every bit of the turbulence, hope, rebellion, and reinvention that defined the era. The unforgettable music of the ’60s became ...

The 1960s are often remembered as a decade of social and political change, in a manner not dissimilar to today's climate. Amid the upheaval of gender norms and racial bias, popular music was ...

The music scene was rapidly shifting in the ‘60s and ‘70s, influenced by new types of rock bands, cultural and social movements, and technological developments that completely changed how music was ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The nostalgic songs of The Beach Boys, like The Beatles, are so closely associated with the 1960s that anyone who was young during that decade would recognize even their deep cuts immediately. “Good ...

The 1960s saw a whole host of hugely successful sci-fi series. "Star Trek" went on to amass one of the most dedicated fan followings of any major franchise. "Doctor Who" eventually became the longest ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

In 2008, Rolling Stone put together a list of the "100 greatest singers of all time." The lineup was mighty.' At the 100th spot was Mary J. Blige, who was asked to say a few words about the woman at ...

As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990. This is FRESH AIR.

In April of 1966, the American magazine Time ran a story titled "London: The Swinging City," which described the burst of creativity and youthfulness that was running through the capital of the U.K.