The cradle still rocks - Memphis keeps writing its music story

A cradle of American music, whose famed legacy exists, sometimes uneasily but often serendipitously, alongside a ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Today-Music-History-May27

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Doom's original soundtrack is now preserved by the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has added Bobby Prince's 1993 Doom soundtrack to the National Recording Registry, naming it one of 25 ...
Polyphonic on MSN

Before hip-hop sampling and electronic music - there was musique concrète

What starts as an exploration of the Beatles’ infamous “Revolution 9” quickly becomes a journey through one of the most ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Music From Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, Plus Dozens of Other ‘Audio Treasures,’ Added to National Recording Registry

The 25 newest additions to the national playlist at the Library of Congress have been deemed "worthy of preservation for all ...

‘When you see those airplanes leaving the air carrier… you cannot have a disco song!’ An oral history of the ‘Top Gun’ soundtrack’s high-octane hits

Composer-producer Giorgio Moroder, Berlin's Terri Nunn, and Kenny Loggins reveal how chart-topping, award-winning album came ...