Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

For Black History Month, the cinema is hosting a six-film retrospective shining a spotlight on groundbreaking performances ...

The pop songs of the Black Power years, like “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud” (1968), would be in-your-face. So would ...

The pop songs of the Black Power years, like "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968), would be in-your-face. So would ...

Despite multiple songs making their way into the Top 10, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” is the only one to hit the pinnacle for the Boston band. Superfly is probably the most famous movie in ...

The pop songs of the Black Power years, like "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968), would be in-your-face. So would the movies. "Shaft" (1971) and "Superfly" (1972) would not be helping ...

The pop songs of the Black Power years, like “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud” (1968), would be in-your-face. So would the movies. “Shaft” (1971) and “Superfly” (1972 ...

Kingfish: The first song I heard by him was “Purple Haze ... Curtis Mayfield’s "Super Fly," yeah, that was a great album. And Prince’s "Purple Rain" was another great one.

With him leading the charge, Teddy Osei and the Osibisa Band travelled the world, met Heads of State and royalty, signed ...