I always love a track that can mentally transport me to vacation mode – particularly a tropical beach, with a fruity beverage in hand, all my anxieties melting into an endless glistening ocean with ...

It was 2021, live music had just returned, and Local Natives were set to take the stage at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater. As this writer can attest, the show was brilliant — but little did we know there ...

While sailing deep in the Pacific, your boat's sunk by a wild storm. The ring buoy you've escaped on floats to a seemingly uninhabited island. Now safe on land, there's nothing to eat except the bag ...

Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn't even aware of the song that gave it its hook. "Gangsta's Paradise" sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, "Pastime Paradise." The rapper died ...