When you zone out to the peaceful, mellow sounds of Helado Negro, you’d never think the artist’s music was shaped by daily listening to Power 96. “I grew up in Lauderhill,” Helado Negro tells New ...

After teasing fans in typical The 1975 fashion with months of cryptic Instagram posts, the band’s release of the first part of their “Music for Cars” era has proven to be their most purposeful and ...

If you like the mellow sounds of jazz singer Norah Jones, you could well be what a new study calls “an empathizer” who responds to the emotions of others. If, on the other hand, you go for the rockers ...

After some wrangling, the original domain for the online tribute to 1970s and ‘80s Mellow Rock station KNX-FM (now KCBS-FM, 93.1 FM) is back. This means that online listeners using a computer can find ...

David Shapton on why vinyl is not the only game in town when it comes to vintage audio formats. Nobody could have missed the revival of vinyl records. It’s way more than just a fad—it’s a movement.

You would never imagine that the adjective “mellow” and the phrase “black metal” could be combined in any description of music. Black metal, after all, is an extreme form of heavy metal music that ...

Mary J. Blige is most compelling when her voice is powerful, not pretty. She personifies pain in “I’m Goin’ Down,” an anguished search in “Real Love,” and done-with-it demands for “No More Drama.” She ...