This Moment in Music History for 05-22-2025

# February 4, 1983: Karen Carpenter's Tragic DeathOn February 4, 1983, the music world lost one of the most distinctive and beloved voices of the 20th century when Karen Carpenter died at the age of 32 in Downey, California. Her death would ultimately change how the world underst ...  Afficher plus

# February 3rd: The Day the Music DiedFebruary 3rd holds one of the most tragic and iconic dates in music history – the day that became immortalized as "The Day the Music Died."On February 3, 1959, a small Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashed into a frozen Iowa cornfield shortly a ...  Afficher plus

Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. And when their ...  Afficher plus

Every once in a while, something extraordinary happens in rock’n’roll…I hate the use of the cliché of “a perfect storm,” but that’s precisely what I’m talking about…a bunch of things involving culture, politics, demographics, economics and technology all collide and mix in just t ...  Afficher plus

In this episode of Quartertones, Thanks Joey takes us on a journey through hip hop, Brooklyn music, and his Syrian grandfather’s old records. We talk about working with Omar Offendum and Narcy, his music making process, and what inspired his Lahme song.

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“Wind Of Change” by Scorpions has the rare distinction of being a history lesson within a huge rock ballad, released after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989 in the band’s native Germany. In the years since, it has become a unifying theme song for the circumstances aro ...