Gary Baseman

You may have noticed a lot of big finales, new streaming seasons, or special TV events in the latter half of this month. The reason?

In the early ‘80s, two teenage siblings in London recorded an album that fused Pakistani pop and British New Wave. It became a perfect harmony of the two worlds they lived in.

You may have never heard of Clarence Avant, but this enigmatic manager, producer and record executive has touched the lives of a wide array of people you have heard of: Bill Withers,…

Ben’s life falls down around him, and he’s the protagonist, in  A Wonderful Stroke of Luck , by master writer Ann Beattie.

As long as there have been guns, there have been songs about guns. But American culture's relationship with guns is changing. Does popular music reflect that?

Jazz pianist Billy Tipton has been celebrated by some as a trans pioneer – but his story resists an easy telling.

Edward Goldman talks about American cultural experiences that inspired him as a young boy in Russia.

Santa Monica Airport is expected to close by 2028 and be replaced by a park, and this weekend the city will begin digging up both ends of the runway.

Georgia has become Hollywood East in recent years, thanks to the hefty tax breaks they offer productions.