A poet-novelist who knew the Queen of Soul as a teenager looks back at the forces and influences that shaped one of the world's greatest singers.

He calls Toni Morrison a fraud, afrocentrists "lost" and gangsta rappers "the scum of the Earth," but actually, critic Stanley Crouch is a sweetheart.

McQueen's new show, Small Axe, captures the nostalgia of the underground Lovers Rock scene but misses some insights

Perhaps the only time you'll see Limp Bizkit, Lana Del Rey and Insane Clown Posse on the same list

Netflix's true crime reenactments are fun, but lack of focus makes the documentary ultimately fail the test

If you thought you couldn\'t get enough of her 21st century Diane Keaton routine, this sitcom will prove you wrong

If there was a panel convened for crimes against music, these bands would be in a lot of trouble

David Simon's tragic, moving miniseries isn't about an obscure Reagan-era housing battle -- it's about us, now

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee formed rock group with fellow Bluesbreaker Mick Fleetwood in 1967

Memphis -- and music as we know it -- wouldn't be the same without Robert Church's legacy of vice, virtue and power

The show's third season borrows heavily from the reporting of Jon Lee Anderson in the New Yorker