Music has always been able to stir the emotions of people, but when one accompanies it with visuals, the experience becomes absolutely new. Traditionally, music videos are made using costly cameras, ...

One story emerges from the scores of stories that comprise Leah Lax’s new book, “Not From Here: The Song of America.” Lax spent a year speaking to people who came to Houston from faraway places: El ...

Award-winning Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier wrote “Drag Queens and Limousines” 25 years ago. It tells the story of her rebellious youth, not fitting into high school culture, and ...

Timbaland believes he’s got a banger on his hands after transforming a snippet of Chrisean Rock’s “hood gospel” clip into a song. Timbaland was so inspired by a brief snippet of a Chrisean Rock “hood ...

Cat Power, the performing name of Chan Marshall, recently released her third album of cover songs called, appropriately, Covers. But don't go into it expecting a karaoke party — Chan transforms songs; ...

Chord progressions are more than just a series of chords — they’re the emotional backbone of a song. By exploring inversions, borrowed chords, modal shifts, and advanced voicings, you can turn simple ...