Jennie Cataldo

The album cover for “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” from 1988.

Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’

February 20, 2020Music

How Public Enemy brought the noise and revolutionized hip-hop.

The Gary, Indiana quintet of brothers, the Jackson 5, in 1969.

The 50th anniversary of ‘I Want You Back’

October 2, 2019Music

The album "Ready to Die."

The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album ‘Ready to Die’ turns 25

September 12, 2019Music

Portishead’s “Dummy.”

Portishead’s ‘Dummy,’ 25 years later

August 22, 2019Music

A screenshot from Prince’s music video “When Doves Cry.”

‘When Doves Cry’ at 35

May 16, 2019Music

The 1984 mockumentary “This is Spinal Tap.”

‘This Is Spinal Tap’ at 35

February 27, 2019Culture

Behind one of the best documentaries ever made about a band — even if the band wasn’t real.

Steve Zahn, Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo and Ethan Hawke in the 1994 movie “Reality Bites.”

‘Reality Bites’ at 25

February 13, 2019Arts, Culture & Media

Looking back on the Gen-X classic.

“Remain In Light,” the landmark 1980 album by Talking Heads.

Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’

November 7, 2018Inside the National Recording Registry

How radio preachers and John Dean’s Watergate testimony found their way into a Talking Heads album.

Don McLean poses for a promotional photo in 1971.

Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’

October 24, 2018Inside the National Recording Registry

The song where everyone knows the words, but few know what those words mean.

Richard Pryor performs in 1979.

Richard Pryor’s ‘Wanted: Live in Concert’

August 29, 2018Inside the National Recording Registry

How therapy revealed some of Richard Pryor’s best material.