It started when the boy band New F4 was featured on the annual back-to-school special that every primary and middle school student must watch and discuss.
Marty Balin was a co-founder and lead singer of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. At their height both bands were among the hottest in America. Balin has died at age 76.
September brought us a single from indie favorite Kurt Vile's upcoming album, a slinky, slow-burn success from the indomitable Neneh Cherry and a razor-sharp Ray Charles cover.
The new book Burning Down the Haus fastidiously traces the self-discovery of punks in the socialist dictatorship of East Germany, and the violence and repression they endured on the way to freedom.
The resourceful Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera partners with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, creating an album that's steeped in Latin American culture.