Author: Colm Clark

Colm Clark is a freelance writer, musician and composer (a.k.a. Crush Limbo) whose music has appeared in TV and film and whose songs have been sung on New York theater stages. Despite all this (if posts to social media are any indication), his proudest recent accomplishment was getting a backyard fire started with wet logs. Twitter: @malstranger

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A Sound That Changed Music: The Yamaha DX7

Yamaha’s DX7 literally soundtracked much of the 1980s, gracing hits by Tina Turner, Kenny Loggins, A-Ha, Hall & Oates and many more. Its influence was profound — and ongoing. Take a deep dive into this magical piece of gear.

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Sylvana Joyce: Outside the Shadow of Gotham

In this interview, Sylvana Joyce admits she calls the genre of her band The Moment “Drama Rock.”

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R.E.M. at the BBC: The American Invasion

With studio performances to nationwide concerts, a massive eight-CD collection captures R.E.M. at the height of their powers. Thank you BBC for recording it all.

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In Defense of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

“Sgt. Pepper’s” is oft credited as the first concept album. Truth be told, Mothers of Invention’s “Freak Out” predates it by a year. That doesn’t matter.

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No Kontroversy: The Kinks’ Top 10 Albums

From “Kinda Kinks” and “Low Budget” to “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One” and “Face to Face,” we rank the Kinks’ best work.