Would you like a syrupy song with that? The 1970s were an era when the syrupy romantic ballad dominated the airwaves. Artists, eager for chart success, devoted fans, and lasting cultural relevance, ...

The Summer of Love went up in smoke with Altamont, but where did peace and love go in the aftermath? As the 1960s faded into a new decade, the world began to come down from years of war and social ...

All songs are love songs. That is if you believe Charles Darwin’s claim that music, like birdsong, developed as a vehicle for sexual selection (indeed, a good voice and a sexy Les Paul go far). But ...

For its first full-length release since Hurricane Katrina, Basin Street Records paired leaders from two generations of New Orleans jazz. Irvin Mayfield is a cornerstone of the Basin Street roster as a ...

Toronto's house and disco band Tush have shared a remix of the '70s disco classic "Love Ballad" by L.T.D. "Love Ballad by L.T.D is one of my favourite love songs of all time," Tush's Kamilah Apong ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

Welcome to the 70s baby! 70s music was its own separate genre, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t have some really amazing girl power songs! If you want a real blast from the past and you're feeling ...

Donny Osmond took a critical drubbing with the act he brought to Feinstein's at the Regency last week. Some of it is understandable. The set was ear-splitting, and the ex-boy performer indicated it ...

While we adore Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's rendition (or even Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's), we can't stop playing the original hit. The '30s jazz number was specifically written for Astaire ...