Legendary music producer of classic ’90s albums dies at 73

Bob Power, the Grammy-nominated recording engineer and producer, has died. He was 73. Power’s death was first announced ...

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan says rock music was “purposely dialed down” by CIA and MTV from the late ’90s

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan has claimed that rock music was "purposely dialed down" by the CIA and MTV in the late '90s.
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10 Songs Engineered By Bob Power, The Invisible Architect of Some of Your Favorite Hip-Hop Hits

Bursting on the scene with jazzy vocals and impeccable style, Erykah Badu found her first #1 R&B hit with “On & On.” Power mixed this debut single that launched Badu into stardom. He refined the ...

30 Years Ago Today, One of the Most Iconic Songs in R&B History Stormed the Charts

In a moment sure to make millennials feel old, one of the mega R&B hits of the 90s just turned 30 today. The year was 1996, ...

Why desert drives and UFO lore haunt Phoenix rocker’s new album

Phoenix rocker shares the story behind "Jason P. Woodbury & The Night Bird Singing Quartet," from childhood memories of desert drives to UFOs.

Local governments across Maine spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year

Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, according to new data collected by the ...