26 legendary music sites in L.A., from the Troubadour to the Whisky a Go Go

Viper Room, VIP Records, the Troubadour, Whisky a Go Go, Capitol Records, Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Here's a guided tour ...
American Songwriter

No Matter How Many Times We Listen, We Cannot Make Out the Meanings of These 3 Pop Songs From the 1980s

Are we fishing? Is there something we aren't seeing, or do these three pop songs just have no meaning at all? We can't ...

5 songs you need to hear this week (February 5, 2026)

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. Check out last week’s roundup here. Follow ...

Pipe organ plays single song for 639 years

John Cage died in 1992 at the age of 79, but both fans and detractors have continued discussing and performing his work. After discovering the I Ching in 1951, Cage incorporated the Chinese divination ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1950s That Were Big at Sock Hops

Back in the 1950s there were one-hit wonders perfect for dances. These are three one-hit wonders from the 1950s made for sock ...
Racket

On the Big Screen This Week: Charli XCX Makes a Mockumentary and Ronald Reagan Gets Punched in the Face

The Kid (1921) Crooners The Chaplin classic, accompanied by Philip Shorey and the Curse of the Vampire band, and preceded by ...
WFUV

Tom Chapin: Mixed Bag Session 2026

Tom Chapin celebrated the release of his brand new album, Songs of Hope, on "Mixed Bag" with a special live session. Chapin's longtime musical collaborators, Michael Mark and Jon Cobert, joined him to ...