White Noise – Gaz Coombes
White Noise has a relentless pulse at its center. White Noise, a song that sounds as though it is transmitting straight from inside of Gaz Coombes's creative engine room
Mezzanine – Massive Attack
It starts with a heartbeat covered in static; Angel's doorway creaks open to reveal a world where stress turns into rhythm and texture takes the place of song
Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A.
It starts with neither a whisper nor a fade-in. It comes like a warning shot. N.W.A.'s 1988 debut album's opening salvo
Digital Love – Daft Punk
Released as the third single from Discovery in 2001, Digital Love is the instant. Wide open to the stars,
Dare – Human League
Dare, an album released by The Human League in the fall of 1981, went beyond simply expanding the possibilities of pop
To Be Honest – Christine And The Queens
To Be Honest that comes not as a blast but as a gentle, graceful descent. Feeling less like a pop song
Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow
Strong Enough is a strong hand on your shoulder at 2 a.m., a murmur that pierces deeper than a shout.
Interview of Oasis (2006)
The Lock the Box interview with Oasis is a raw and compelling snapshot of the band's turbulent charisma at their peak.
Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer – The voice of the 80s
It started with a bell rather than with a bang. Like an extraterrestrial signal, the Yamaha DX7's crystalline chime arose in 1983, a cold breeze slipping through the window of rock's analogue warmth.
Sign ☮︎ The Times – Prince
Released by Prince in March 1987, Sign the Times was a double album that came with inevitability rather than with hype.