Jennie Cataldo
Studio 360Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’
How Public Enemy brought the noise and revolutionized hip-hop.
The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album ‘Ready to Die’ turns 25
‘This Is Spinal Tap’ at 35
Behind one of the best documentaries ever made about a band — even if the band wasn’t real.
Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’
How radio preachers and John Dean’s Watergate testimony found their way into a Talking Heads album.
Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’
The song where everyone knows the words, but few know what those words mean.
Richard Pryor’s ‘Wanted: Live in Concert’
How therapy revealed some of Richard Pryor’s best material.
Wilson Pickett’s ‘In the Midnight Hour’
How the 1965 R&B classic made Wilson Pickett a star.
Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ turns 30
How Public Enemy brought the noise and revolutionized hip-hop.
What made Wes Montgomery a legend
How the jazz great ditched guitar picks and created a masterpiece.
Ode to an Enigma: How Bobbie Gentry ghosted us all
The mysterious story of Bobbie Gentry and her famous song “Ode to Billie Joe.”
The “Wild Side” Behind Lou Reed’s “Walk”
The characters in Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” were not only larger than life, they were real people.