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There is a single school in New York City that helped to introduce the world to four of the biggest names in rap music.

Anuk Weerawardana and Wilf Vall talk to the enigmatic outfit about reinvention, experimentation, and their Cambridge roots ...

Wilson’s life: Wilson’s connection to the county includes his birthplace of Inglewood, his high school in Hawthorne, the band ...

Gregg Johnson, President of the Valley NAACP, which covers the Naugatuck Valley, said the city of Shelton has accepted the holiday, despite its past racial tensions and ongoing efforts by the federal ...

Independence Day fireworks and festivities will light up Chicagoland and the surrounding areas, with celebrations throughout ...

Illuminate: Lighting the Way for the Arts — Hosted by the Fine Arts Center Foundation board to celebrate the arts, 5:30-8 p.m ...

The Beach Boys' co-founder talks to The Times about his longtime former bandmate who helped shape the culture of SoCal music.

In many ways, this was the biggest of a very roots-rock sound that permeated alt-rock in the mid-’90s. In that same era, ...

If you were to ask any group of high school students what they are most looking forward to this time of year, they would ...

It may not seem like a rap song, but R.E.M.'s 1987 hit It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) has a fast ...

Rick, that lightning fast guitarist, had become the gold standard for every area garage band. He was the guy to emulate. His was the skill to which to aspire. Legend had it that when Rick Zehringer ...