The 1970s saw the once-homogenous rock audience split into factions like soft singer-songwriters, bluesy hard rock, and artsy progressives. Yet a fondness for complex arrangements and thoughtful lyrics united listeners like never before.
Hip hop's founding producers invented the genre by sampling deep funk breakbeats, but in the early '90s a young Dr. Dre found new inspiration in the synth-based funk of Parliament/Funkadelic records. He dubbed the new sound "G-Funk".
Wash away the bad weather blues with this light and slightly melancholic mix of contemporary indie and classic pop handpicked by the members of Hey Ocean! LoveHeyOcean.com
Start the day with some old familiar friends. These classic rock hits are sure to get you up and moving with a smile on your face and rock 'n' roll in your heart.
In 2009, critics at the UK newspaper The Guardian compiled a list of 1000 songs everyone must hear. This playlist is comprised of those songs and has a distinctly British flavour.
From Liverpool to London and Cardiff to Cork, U.K. artists were all the rage during the British Invasion's mid-'60s peak. From raw rock & roll to parent-friendly pop, these acts brought Swinging London to the rest of the globe.