Once, while watching a DVD of Mr. Holland's Opus over my loud objections, my older sister unironically said, "Music makes you feel things." Well, evidently an offhand, obvious observation like that ...

A letter to a lost love allegedly inspired David Bowie to create one of the most heart-wrenching songs of his career.

Nelson, 91, sings about hopelessness; he’s confronting mortality. Singing about mortality in the abstract is one thing, but very few have the perspective of someone who has walked this planet for ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Mannerist film antiquarian Guy Maddin takes a bold step forward with this 2003 feature, a comic/melodramatic musical enhanced by his flair for expressionist studio shooting (in grainy black and white, ...

Jessie J is officially back after releasing her new album, Don't Tease Me With a Good Time. The pop star's sixth studio album ...

Misery loves company, and that company is usually the most emo song imaginable — one that plunges into the depths with you to reach a greater catharsis, rather than just whine. That’s what the best ...

Fleetwood Mac explored so many different themes during their heyday, particularly on their legendary 1977 album Rumours. From relationships to romance to vengeance to good ol’ messy love affairs, ...

Los Angeles in the mid-nineties and twelve-year old Jackie is at a crossroads. She's just been accepted to a private school in Brentwood, the affluent, white neighborhood that also happens to be ...

English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer Elton John is nothing short of legendary. Boasting the highly prestigious EGOT status (aka being the recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), there ...